“The use of AI assistants in meetings may affect emerging talent’s exposure to senior leaders.” -Rum

With the recent proliferation of AI-related assistants that have been integrated into our virtual meetings (like Zoom AI Companion and Autopilot), I’ve been starting to wonder if it is affecting who is invited into our virtual meetings. In the olden days (like 5 years ago), if we needed notes taken, we would invite someone to attend the meeting to capture notes and identify key next steps. Often this person would have less experience and the role of notetaker was an opportunity for them to gain exposure to senior people and the issues they wrestle with.

But with the proliferation of AI-related assistants that do a great job of summarizing content of the meetings, coupled with a hybrid working world where it can be more difficult to mentor talent, we may be unknowingly limiting the opportunities of less experienced team members to gain exposure to senior talent. From an Engage® Battery perspective, I could see that not being invited to meetings and lacking exposure to senior talent could affect both engagement (by reducing energy and commitment) and capacity to engage (lower sense of thriving and control).

Take Action!

Three actions you can take:

1. Assess: Take stock of AI Assistant usage in your meetings. How often are you using this technology?
2. Reflect: In these meetings where AI assistants are in use, document who is attending these meetings. Consider also who is not attending these meetings because of the use of the AI Assistant.
3. Take Action: At your next meeting that includes an AI assistant, consider inviting in someone who could use the exposure to senior leaders, then follow up with them after the meeting for a mentoring conversation.

About the Research:
This research supports the Restore® Initiative, LRI’s campaign to encourage you to take a critical and constructive look at your own engagement (your Engage® Battery), and to learn about restorative leadership behaviors that help to recharge your own and others’ engagement (your Restore® Battery). For more information, email credible-leader@lri.com or click on www.credible-leader.com.

Disclaimer

The text in this article was not AI-generated.