Why AI Agent Adoption Requires Change Management, Not Just a Tech Rollout
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by Braden Kelley
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Summary
This article argues that organizations are making a critical mistake by treating AI agent adoption as a technology rollout rather than a change management event. Drawing on two decades of change management experience, the author explains why integrating AI agents as coworkers presents unique challenges that don't fit traditional change frameworks. The piece provides guidance on applying change management discipline to help employees navigate the transition to working alongside AI teammates.
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It is a change management event — possibly the strangest one most of your employees will ever live through — and almost nobody is managing it as one.
What's happening right now with AI agents doesn't fit neatly into a...
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