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After the rise of ChatGPT, many assumed Grammarly\u2019s days were numbered. Why use a grammar assistant when you could ask a chatbot to write your emails? But as Shishir took over as CEO, he saw not a threat but an opportunity to reframe Grammarly as an AI-native productivity platform. His vision? Grammarly becomes the \u201cAI superhighway\u201d \u2014 a foundation that allows dozens of AI agents to work seamlessly across your tools. That includes writing assistants, sales agents, customer support bots, and more, all integrated where you already work.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cPeople think Grammarly is about grammar. But it\u2019s really about bringing AI to where you work.\u201d \u2014 Shishir Mehrotra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Shishir defines three eras of productivity:<\/p>\n In this world, entry-level employees start their jobs as managers, managing a team of tireless, intelligent agents. The skill of orchestrating work, not just doing it, becomes central.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cImagine opening a Google Doc and seeing not just 5 teammates, but 50 avatars, half of them agents, doing parts of the job with you.\u201d \u2014 Shishir Mehrotra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Shishir describes a future where every knowledge worker has an AI \u201cteam\u201d helping them. For example:<\/p>\n The key human skill in this world isn\u2019t writing code or creating decks \u2014 it\u2019s judgment, orchestration, and taste.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWe\u2019re moving from \u2018professor in your pocket\u2019 to \u2018professor working beside you.\u2019 That shift is coming to every field.\u201d \u2014 Shishir Mehrotra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n In the age of AI, every knowledge worker effectively gains a virtual team. Instead of thinking of AI as a threat, Shishir suggests a more empowering lens: imagine you suddenly had 50 open roles to fill. Each AI tool or agent is a potential teammate, helping with communication, research, writing, or coding. The challenge isn\u2019t whether to use AI, it\u2019s deciding which agents to \u201chire\u201d to amplify your impact.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cEvery knowledge worker now has 50 open positions to fill. The question is, which AI agents will you hire to work for you?\u201d \u2014 Shishir Mehrotra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Too many leaders begin their AI journey with a narrow question: \u201cWhat can AI do for us?\u201d<\/em> Instead, Shishir urges leaders to rethink their company\u2019s vision entirely, and lead with optimism, not fear.<\/p>\n But culture matters. Teams need support. That\u2019s where rituals \u2014 named, repeatable, and deeply embedded team practices \u2014 come in. At Coda and Grammarly, a core ritual called Dory helps all voices be heard, ensures bias-free input, and reinforces the belief that \u201cgreat ideas can come from anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t just build products for customers \u2014 we build a product for our employees too. And that product is culture.\u201d \u2014 Shishir Mehrotra<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 1. Playing Defense Is Not Enough \u2014 Use AI to Rewrite the Vision After the rise of ChatGPT, many assumed Grammarly\u2019s days were numbered. Why use a grammar assistant when you could ask a chatbot to write your emails? But as Shishir took over as CEO, he saw not a threat but an opportunity to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":322413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12033],"tags":[25423,149803,149805,11167,149804,418],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-322412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analytics","tag-agentic","tag-coworkers","tag-mehrotra","tag-reimagining","tag-shishir","tag-work"],"yoast_head":"\n2. Productivity Has Moved from Collaboration to Agency<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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3. Agents Won\u2019t Replace You But They Will Change How You Work<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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4. You Have 50 Job Openings; Choose Your Agents Wisely<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
5. For Companies, AI Transformation Starts with Mindset and Culture<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n