#271: Middle Manager Caught in the Middle on AI? Here Are Your Three Moves
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#271: Middle Manager Caught in the Middle on AI? Here Are Your Three Moves
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Executives are convinced their teams are embracing AI. Frontline employees are doing the opposite. And you, the middle manager, are absorbing the pressure from both directions with no clear playbook.
Dr. Janel Anderson breaks down exactly why this gap exists, backed by Harvard Business Review research showing a 45-point perception gap between what executives believe and what employees are actually doing. She then walks through three specific moves: reframing the problem upward as change management rather than tech deployment, closing the perception gap by surfacing your team's real fears in a direct conversation, and shrinking the ask to something specific and completable.
If you are managing a team through AI adoption right now, this episode gives you a framework you can use in your next one-on-one.
Find show notes at https://janelanderson.com/271