The Reduction Trap
Time AI saves gets filled with more work unless a leader decides what it's for.
Saved time is spare capacity. Decide what it's for.
When AI frees hours, leadership chooses the destination: better work, fluency, fewer late nights, headroom for the next crisis, or more output. Choose one out loud. If nobody decides, it gets filled with more work, and people stop telling you what they saved.
When to use Deciding what happens to the hours AI gives back, before the default decides.
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