Best Of | AI and Team Collaboration: Are We Losing the Conversation?

Could AI make it easier to find answers while making us less likely to ask each other? Explore what AI at work could mean for team collaboration, critical thinking and human connection. In this Best Of episode of the Thriving Leaders Podcast, Justin Williams and I discuss a question leaders need to consider: how do we use AI’s capabilities while continuing to develop the skills that help people think and work well together? We explore what teams could lose when individual prompts replace shared conversations, why active listening and curiosity still matter, and the judgement needed to question and improve an AI-generated response. You’ll hear us explore: – How AI could change the way team members ask for help – The value of different perspectives and healthy, challenging debate – Why critical thinking matters beyond the initial AI response – How emerging professionals can keep developing human skills – Using AI to enrich team conversations and learning For me, this comes back to how we create space for people to think together. Listening to learn, asking curious questions and sharing knowledge all contribute to the quality of a team’s decisions. Watch the full conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hATSzblvpX0 I’m Claire Gray, leadership and team facilitator, executive coach, keynote speaker, and author of Thriving Leaders and Thriving Teams. Through Thriving Culture, I help leaders and teams build the skills to unite, align and achieve. Subscribe for practical conversations about leadership, workplace culture and high-performing teams.