‍ Mike Patterson, Chief Branding Officer at Horizon Federal Credit Union, gave me a set of the laminated cards his leadership team uses in their meetings. There are three of them, color-coded like a stoplight. The green card reads I Agree, I Support. The yellow card reads I Do Not Agree, I Will Support. The red card reads I Do Not Agree, I Can Not Support. Every person at the table has a set in front of them, and when a decision comes up, they hold one up.

‍ Here is what nobody warns you about artificial intelligence. It is intoxicating. Not because it is smart, though it is, but because it will tell you that everything you touch is golden, and it will never once get tired of saying so.

‍ ‍How to Come in Hot, Keep a Bad Idea in Your Crosshairs, and Still Be the Person People Want on the Team.

‍ ‍Every working adult has lived this: there are people on a team who get the boss, and those who don’t. There’s an inner circle, and there’s everyone else. And we’ve all been on both sides.