What Each Person Is Protecting
What’s in it
- A worked example of a senior copywriter whose role is quietly changing under AI
- Five plain fields to fill in for one person (Standing, Overlap, Signal, New Value, Bridge)
- Short cues under each field, so you know what to write and what to leave out
- Space for the person's name and role, so the sheet stays focused on one human
- A printable format that lets you copy the page and do one sheet per team member
- A ready-to-paste prompt that stress-tests the bridge you wrote before you act on it
- An output structured around a conversation opener, a thirty-day responsibility, and an antipattern to avoid
How to use it
Pick one person on your team who is hanging back on AI. Read the worked example first, so the five fields are clear. Then fill in the sheet for that person: what they built their name on, where the tool touches that expertise, how you see them protecting, what is left that only they can do, and one bridge move you think would help. Write what you actually see, not what you wish were true. Finally, paste the prompt on the last page into your AI assistant along with the sheet, answer the follow-up questions honestly, and use what comes back as the plan for the conversation you will have with that person this week.
Slow movers on your team are almost never lazy. They are protecting something they built over years, and the new AI tool is standing too close to it. The What Each Person Is Protecting worksheet gives you a way to see exactly what is at stake for one person, and a bridge that puts their judgment at the center of how AI is used, not at the edge of it. It is designed for small business leaders who want a real conversation with a specific team member, not a generic change plan.
- A worked example that walks through a senior copywriter at a small marketing agency, so you see the sheet in action before you fill in your own.
- A blank sheet for one person with five fields (Standing, Overlap, Signal, New Value, Bridge), plus space for the person’s name and role.
- A ready-to-paste prompt that turns your sheet into a conversation to have this week and a responsibility to hand them within thirty days.