Gráfica rápida: Volunteer for an AI Committee to Boost Your Print Career
If you’re looking for a way to get ahead in your print career, the AI committee at work is the perfect place to volunteer. Helping your employer with AI-related issues may seem like a daunting task, but it’s actually ideal. No one expects you to be an expert at first, so you’ll be able to learn as you go while making valuable work connections.
HOW TO SERVE ON AN AI COMMITTEE AT A PRINTING COMPANY
No matter the stage of your print career or your role at work, people love volunteers. Let your manager know you’re available to volunteer for the AI committee, and see what happens.
You might hear, “But we don’t have an AI committee.”
That’s fine, and here’s why.
WHY AN AI COMMITTEE IS IDEAL FOR A RISING STAR IN THE PRINT INDUSTRY
Most printers are still figuring out what role AI will play in the company. If there’s not a committee working on this topic, suggest one. Offer to help choose the other participants.
Ideally, there will be representatives from leadership, HR, sales, administration, and operations.
When you volunteer for a cross-functional committee, you’ll meet new people and show your value. You can demonstrate that you’re a fast learner, a deep thinker, a reliable helper, an organized participant, and a creative contributor. That reputation is yours to keep, and can be invaluable when seeking a promotion or a new path for your print career to grow in another company.
WHY MAKING THE COMMITMENT AS A VOLUNTEER IS IMPORTANT
Volunteer situations like these can last for months and even years. I have print friends who have, for example, served on safety committees for so long that they have deep expertise in rules, regulations, and best practices.
Your willingness to persevere is a powerful signal to your company if you wish to move forward in your print career development.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS OF COMMITTEE SERVICE AT WORK FOR YOUR PRINT CAREER
Because AI is still considered new, you’ll have the responsibility for learning about and discussing all aspects of the print business. You’ll get an inside view usually reserved for the C-suite or the owner’s inner circle.
As a volunteer on an AI committee, you’ll be examining ethical usage, the futurescape, direct competitors that already use AI, choosing which tools to implement and how, setting guardrails for AI usage by employees and departments (such as HR), leveraging AI in supplies management, and much more.
Benefits:
1/ Learn how to ask teammates for help and also give help to others.
2/ Craft a high-value corporate document that will probably go to the legal department for review.
3/ Build your project management skills.
4/ Develop knowledge that will benefit your print career pathway, no matter where you go.
TAKING THE STRATEGIC STEP
Volunteering for your company’s AI committee is an excellent way to make a strategic and valuable move in your print career.
If you’re not using AI already, get in touch with me through LinkedIn. I’ll help you get started so you can get experience under your belt.
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Sandy Hubbard
is an independent consultant to owner-led printing companies looking to kick-start growth.
She brings clients well-reasoned insight, tactical clarity, and a modern approach to building businesses from the inside. She prepares print leaders for business success in an ever-changing communications landscape.
A fourth-generation printer and publisher, Sandy is a Certified Scrum Master, Google Developer and Innovator, and a beta tester of agentic AI technology through Grammarly (now called Superhuman). She regularly teaches leading print sales teams how to maximize their LinkedIn presence to activate the platform’s algorithm and trigger AI search results. She is working with clients to leverage AI to increase profitability. She has been a beta invitee for OpenAI, Midjourney, Perplexity, Canva AI, and many other tools. She uses Gemini and NotebookLM regularly.
Sandy produces and is the host of #PrintChat, a weekly global gathering of the industry’s most influential thinkers and leaders. A proud member of Girls Who Print, Sandy is the 2022 recipient of the coveted Girlie Award.
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