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AI Can Shrink Your Team. It Cannot Shrink the Work
Season 3
Episode 63
Published 3 months ago
Description
AI can make teams faster, leaner, and more capable, but it does not make judgment, ownership, and accountability disappear.
In this episode, the AI host explores my recent article on the leadership risk of mistaking reduced task effort for reduced responsibility. As teams become more AI-enabled, leaders must think carefully about technical depth, feedback loops, quality, cognitive load, and where accountability actually lives.
The goal is not simply to create the smallest team. The goal is to design the smallest sustainable system.
Link to the article: AI Can Shrink Your Team. It Cannot Shrink the Work, originally published May 22, 2026.
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