In every organization I work with, at least one person is already using AI quietly — drafting emails, summarizing notes, prepping for meetings.
They didn't wait for a policy. They didn't take a training. They just started.
That's not a problem. That's your proof of concept.
The organizations that will come out ahead aren't the ones with the most sophisticated AI strategy. They're the ones where a few curious people started experimenting early, learned what worked, and shared it with the team.
Governance matters — and it should come before scaling, not before starting. A simple set of guardrails takes an afternoon to draft. Waiting until everything is perfect takes months you don't have.
If someone on your team is already using AI, the most useful thing leadership can do right now is ask what they've tried, what surprised them, and what they'd want others to know.
That conversation costs nothing. The learning is already in the building.
What's one thing your team has tried with AI that actually saved time — and did anyone else find out about it?