Have a say in how your work evolves.

Begin with how AI feels to you, where it unsettles you and where it excites you, and what that means for how you approach it. Name your signature thinking skills, the judgment and know-how people come to you for that you don't want to hand over. Then choose one recurring piece of work from your role map to focus on for the next six weeks.

Learn a simple routine for thinking before you ask, and practice it on a real decision from your week. Compare your own reasoning with AI output. Start a map of where AI is reliable in your kind of work and where further checking is needed.

Practice briefing AI as you would a capable colleague, using a tool your organization allows. Question the response and ask for alternatives. Compare what comes back with your own judgment, and take one question to a colleague for another perspective.

Using AI is its own kind of work. Checking output, switching between tools and the pull to use AI for everything can leave you more drained than before. Look honestly at your AI week, set limits that protect your focus and recovery, and decide where any time you save should go. Choose one weekly practice that keeps your core skills strong without AI.

Map your workflow step by step and consider what could be simplified within your team's goals. Decide where your judgment needs to stay. Check the proposed change with the people it affects, agree the approval and support needed, then test it as your final experiment.

Share what you've learned to build trust. Agree simple norms with your team, model thoughtful AI use and practice coaching colleagues to use AI effectively while protecting their judgment. Turn your six weeks into a one-page personal AI playbook and prepare a short summary of your experiments. Include a clear request for the direction, support, access or time you need. Then set your plan for the next 90 days, with a date to review how it's going.