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AI-CHANGE-LEADERSHIP5 MIN READ

Treat AI adoption as transition, not installation

Distinguish the external AI change from the internal transition people must make.

The rollout date is not the adoption date. Bridges' Transition Model says people move through three human stages: endings, the neutral zone, and new beginnings. That distinction matters in AI change because the system may be live while the team is still psychologically between old competence and new competence. Endings Name what is ending without mocking it. The old way often carried pride: knowing the customer, writing from scratch, spotting risk from experience, or being the person others asked. Neutral zone Expect ambiguity. People need permission to be slower while they learn, clear guardrails for what AI can and cannot…

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