Quick Check

1. Think of a recent project where you used a tool (AI or otherwise) that you did not build. How did you communicate accountability for the final product? What did people know about your role?

2. Have you ever had to own an outcome that did not go the way you hoped? How did you handle it? What happened to your credibility afterward?

3. In your current work, where could you be more explicit about owning a decision or a result? What is making you hesitant?

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