Day 4: Audit Atrophy
Which human leadership skills need practice now that AI makes them easy to skip?
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What GPS, calculators, and autocorrect can teach you about leading with AI
The human skills that fade when you stop using them
A simple way to give one leadership muscle a workout this week
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Could you still do long division on paper right now, no calculator?
I think many of us would say, “Probably… but give me a minute.” Once the calculator made doing long division by hand unnecessary, most of us stopped practicing it – and the skill faded.
GPS did the same thing to our sense of direction.
Autocorrect and voice-to-text loosened our grip on spelling.
Now AI – an extremely capable tool – is on the scene. It can do so much for us and makes it easy to outsource key leadership skills like critical thinking, deep listening, and difficult conversations. So the question becomes: what capabilities are worth keeping sharp?
Before we jump in, here’s a quick reminder of where we are this HUMAN Leadership Audit:
Day 4 – A: Audit Atrophy (you are here)
Day 5 – N: Name the Non-Negotiables
What Happens When You Stop Practicing
Almost every conversation about AI and leadership right now is about adding. Learn the tools. Write better prompts. Adopt the new systems. Move faster.
But there’s an equally important question worth asking: what skills do we risk losing by relying on AI?
