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Using AI as a Leader Feels Like Cheating. Here’s Why It Isn’t.
Because the real risk for leaders isn’t using AI. It’s misunderstanding where responsibility still sits.
Emanuel Marques6 min read·2 days ago--
The first time I used AI to help with a leadership decision, it didn’t feel empowering.
It felt uncomfortable.
What will people think if they discover that I used AI to help me make a decision? Am I the one actually deciding?
Am I outsourcing my judgment?
And yet, after starting to use it to help with decisions, the improvements were undeniable.
The tradeoffs were clearer, and I saw perspectives I would’ve otherwise missed.
The discomfort came from clarity arriving too easily.
If that’s the case, why does it feel like cheating? Why does it feel like taking the easy way out? Why do we hide that we used it for a decision, a feedback, or an email?
If we value efficiency so much and push for the use of AI to achieve it, why does it suddenly become taboo when leaders apply it to themselves?
