- Different people use different tools and there is no shared way to judge quality yet.
- You are focused on: create a common language for ai.
- You are focused on: identify current 'shadow' ai use.
- You are focused on: discuss quality expectations.
Team Leader Journey · Level 1 of 6 | v1.2
You see the team problem, but the practice is still inconsistent.
Make AI use visible and discussable.
Different people use different tools and there is no shared way to judge quality yet.
Author: Dr. Darren Pulsipher, Becoming AI-Augmented · Last Updated: July 2026
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Is this really you?
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Your mission this week
Do not try to master everything. Choose one practical behavior and repeat it until it becomes visible progress.
- Create a common language for AI
- Identify current 'shadow' AI use
- Discuss quality expectations
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"Sarah, a team lead, sees her team using various AI tools. She starts a weekly meeting to discuss AI but hasn't set any rules yet."
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- Do not let the team normalize random experimentation without standards.
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- Establish a shared list of AI tools and have one team discussion about their use.