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AI as a Tool, Not a Crutch
Last week, I came across research on skill atrophy from overuse of automation. The article explained why the FAA is urging airlines to keep pilots proficient at manual flying through its Flightpath Management guidance. The overall message was simple. When automation carries everything, core sk...
by Monica Marquez —
Nov 09, 2025
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Not Replaced...Relied On: How AI Depends on People
I heard a scary story from an operations leader who’s rolling out AI with their team. They connected a new “sales assistant” to their customer database and marketing tool. Within minutes, the agent interpreted a routine request, “follow up with dormant prospects,” as “email everyone.” It queue...
by Monica Marquez —
Oct 19, 2025
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From “Prompt or Perish” to “Agents at Your Service”
I was sipping my cafecito, letting my morning skim agent sweep the news, analyst notes, and client pings, when two need-to-know bullets popped up back-to-back.
First: Citi is training 175,000 employees on how to prompt. The article's key takeaway frames prompting as “the new Excel.” Translatio...
Oct 12, 2025
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Sink or Swim with AI: Learn to Float First
Last week, I spoke with an old friend and colleague who is a COO. She said, “Monica, I feel I am sinking in this sea of AI uncertainty, and I am late to the race. Everyone’s talking about agents and copilots. We’re still arguing about pilot scopes.”
I paused for a couple of minutes and then sh...
by Monica Marquez —
Sep 28, 2025
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Teach the Tool, Prepare the Talent
Last night at a friend’s birthday party, I met two people who care deeply about words. One was an English teacher. The other was a linguist. Both shared concerns about AI.
The teacher’s district labeled student AI use a “Level 5 infraction,” similar to cheating. She and her school's leadership w...
by Monica Marquez —
Sep 14, 2025
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culture
education
human-centered ai
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k-12
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productivity
prompts
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Licenses Don’t Adopt Themselves: Stop Buying AI, Start Changing Work
A Fortune 200 CHRO told me over coffee: “We bought the Ferrari. Then we realized… nobody knew how to drive stick.”
The licenses were live. The change wasn’t. Her pain points sounded familiar: lots of seats, not enough usage; a policy memo, but managers “playing it safe”; pilots everywhere, proce...
by Monica Marquez —
Sep 07, 2025
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AI Won’t Work If Your People Don’t
A few weeks ago, I sat in a room with leaders from some of the world’s most powerful companies. Billions are being poured into AI transformation. But when the conversation turned real, the numbers surprised me. Less than half their workforce was using the new tools.
In those moments, the room we...
by Monica Marquez —
Aug 17, 2025
ai adoption
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chro insights
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The Rise of the AI Co-Worker… Why It’s Time to Rethink Teamwork
Last week, I caught myself doing something I hadn't done in a while. I found myself wishing I was back in the corporate world with a team to delegate to as I spent hours deep in the weeds of a project. I was knee-deep in drafting a strategy document, caught up in the details, when it hit me.
E...
Mar 02, 2025
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The AI Adoption Gap...Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back
“Y si me ven usando AI, ¿qué van a pensar?” 😱 ("If they see me using AI, what will they think?”)
That’s what a colleague told me recently when I asked if she was using AI tools like ChatGPT at work. She hesitated, not because she doubted AI’s capabilities but because she worried about how it wou...
Feb 23, 2025
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