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Key Takeaways As AI becomes embedded across daily workflows, a new challenge is emerging inside companies: leadership drift.
Tasks are moving faster, decisions are being processed automatically, and yet teams are feeling less guided.
While AI can accelerate output, it cannot replace presence, clarity or ownership.
AI has changed the speed of business. The tools are smarter. The workflows are tighter. Automation now powers everything from emails to reports to meeting recaps. Execution has never been easier.
However, as the systems move faster, something else is slowing down. Leadership.
It does not always happen in obvious ways. The systems are running. Deadlines are met. Messages are delivered. Teams are producing.
And yet, something feels off.
Leadership is not showing up where it’s needed most. Not in tone. Not in presence. Not in decision-making.
Leadership drift
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