Issue 26 of Leadership Insights examines a quietly growing pattern: as AI becomes more capable and more accessible, people are reaching for it instead of each other. The result is faster answers — but fewer conversations, and a gradual erosion of the trust, coordination, and relational depth that effective teams depend on.
This is not an argument against AI. It is an argument for intentional leadership. The question is not whether to use AI, but what it replaces — and whether that replacement is a choice or a drift. Leaders who understand the relational cost will make better decisions about when AI augments the team and when it quietly substitutes for it.