AI is making individuals faster, but the bigger shift is where teams spend the time it saves. Glean’s Work AI Index 2026 found that 75% of workers say AI makes them more productive, yet only 13% say it has significantly improved their organization’s performance. The gap closes in how teams work together. The article outlines three ways to use AI before a team conversation begins: synthesis (arriving with a possible solution), context (starting from shared understanding, not a recap), and challenge (pressure-testing your own thinking first). Examples from Ultralight, Wisdom Ventures, and Glean’s Rebecca Hinds show each mode in action, and a two-day leadership session shows all three together, as a team finally addressed trust head-on and a leader ready to leave decided to stay. Click here to read the full text article