Manager Essentials: How to Nurture Critical Thinking in the Age of AI
Two in three employees rely on AI outputs without evaluating what they’re actually being told, according to a KPMG study. At the same time, 56% have made mistakes at work because of it. The real differentiator of successful AI use is the human judgment behind every AI-assisted decision.
When AI can generate a polished recommendation in seconds, the teams that win are the ones who know how to question it. Manager Essentials: Critical Thinking in the Age of AI is a practical workbook for managers to nurture what only humans can bring to AI. It pairs conversation prompts with hands-on exercises designed to normalize healthy skepticism, sharpen reasoning, and establish clear accountability for AI-informed decisions.
Download the workbook for access to:
- Exercises your team can complete together to build critical thinking habits, including assumption mapping and decision simulations.
- Conversation prompts to help employees separate facts from inference and question AI outputs with confidence.
- A team thinking standard you can implement and revisit each quarter.
