AI is no longer a question of if—it’s a question of how. For managers, the real challenge isn’t whether to use AI, but knowing where it actually adds value, where it creates risk, and where it’s just another shiny distraction. From drafting messages and brainstorming ideas to making meetings more efficient, AI can be a powerful tool in the manager’s toolkit. But it can also miss nuance, reinforce bias, or waste time chasing half-baked outputs.

In this post, we cut through the noise and share a practical framework: what’s truly gold, what’s caution-worthy, and what’s better left on the cutting room floor. Plus, we’ve included ready-to-use prompts so you can test AI in your own day-to-day leadership.