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What if your biggest competitive disadvantage wasn’t your budget, your title, or your team—but your hesitation?
Experts estimate that AI could unlock over $4.4 trillion in productivity growth, reshaping how companies work and compete. That’s not some distant future, either; it’s what’s already happening in offices where professionals are learning to work with AI, not against it. For anyone still “waiting to see how it shakes out,” that pause could be more expensive than you think.
Here’s how the gap shows up in real life:
In controlled experiments, professionals using AI saw performance jumps of nearly 40% compared to peers doing the same work manually.
Among 5,000+ customer-support agents, adding an AI assistant boosted productivity by 15% on average.
In one survey, 38% of respondents said they save between 1 and 5 hours per week using generative AI tools; 37% reported saving 5–10 hours, and 11% said they save more than 10 hours per week.
These aren’t outliers…they’re the early signs of a professional divide. AI adopters aren’t just getting faster; they’re gaining visibility as the people who innovate, optimize, and lead smarter.
You don’t need to overhaul your workflow or become a prompt-engineering pro. Start by testing tools that fit seamlessly into your day like Highlight, which automatically summarizes meetings, detects tasks from what’s on your screen, and even gives you a morning brief of what’s next (and what slipped). No bots joining your calls, no extra tabs (plus, it gives you access to ChatGPT 5, Gemini, and Claude with just one subscription).
The cost of waiting on AI translates to lost momentum in creativity, visibility, and opportunity. The people leaning in now aren’t working harder; they’re working smarter, with smarter tools.
Start small. Try one thing this week. Because every day you wait, that $4.4 trillion edge moves a little further out of reach.
Joanna (TA Co-Founder)
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In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we’re highlighting simple ways to make your meetings more accessible. These aren’t complicated policy changes requiring approval, they’re practical adjustments you can start implementing today that make a real difference for colleagues with disabilities.
Before the Meeting
During the Meeting
After the Meeting
Accessible meetings are about creating environments where everyone can contribute their best work. Many of these accommodations benefit all participants, not just those with disclosed disabilities. Clear agendas help everyone prepare. Captions help in noisy environments. Shared notes ensure nothing gets lost.
The best approach is to be flexible and ask participants what they need rather than making assumptions. Small changes in how you run meetings can make a significant difference in who can fully participate.
It’s not because you’re not capable. It’s because you’re not seen.
In this free masterclass on October 20, 12:00 pm EST, executive coach and former VP Maya Grossman reveals the 3 hidden mistakes keeping women stuck at Director level and how to flip the script.
In this masterclass, you’ll learn how to:
You don’t need more hard work. You need a VP strategy.
Only 50 women will be accepted into this exclusive session.
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