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Why AI Feels Overwhelming

The Two Speeds of AI: Why Leaders Feel Behind... And How to Regain Control While AI moves at light speed, humans don't. If you're leading a team, a business, or a department, you're likely feeling a specific...
Jan 8, 2026
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AI Success Has Less to Do With AI Than You Think

Late one evening in the tiny village of Cong in the west of Ireland I was enjoying a glass of Green Spot with Damian Costello. He said something I haven't stopped thinking about. We were talking about why so...
Dec 23, 2025
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Where Do You Draw the Line on AI and Stolen Work?

My book was scraped to train AI. Yet I still use these tools every day. The fact that big tech corporations have stolen the intellectual property of small creators makes many people - including me -...
Dec 16, 2025
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The Big 4 Just Validated the Future of AI-Driven Work

The Big 4 have finally caught on: AI isn't replacing people, it's helping us get smarter and faster at what matters EY released a massive 100+ page report early Dec 2025 called "The Augmented Workforce."...
Dec 10, 2025
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Misleading AI Stories in 2025

Everyone's worried about AI slop, AI hallucinations, and misinformation. But the slop and misinformation that actually moved markets and changed business decisions this year came from peer-reviewed journals,...
Dec 9, 2025
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Navigating the Chaos: How to Prepare for AI Disruption

AI is advancing faster than our institutions can respond. This gap is already causing chaos. Not just disruption, but systemic breakdown. It's the pacing gap: one line on the graph is AI capability, rising...
Nov 19, 2025
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Why Talk About ROI First?

When I talk with clients about tech projects, I talk about Return On Investment (ROI) before I ever talk about the actual technology. I do this to solve a problem most engineers don't even acknowledge: we...
Oct 14, 2025
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Where is the ROI?

Where is the return on investment from AI? Why huge AI time savings don't seem to impact the bottom line I keep seeing the same thing happen. People tell me they're saving loads of time with AI, but when...
Aug 22, 2025
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The Butler and the Advisor: A Simple Framework for Getting Real Value from AI

The strategic value of AI isn't rewriting your emails - it's using AI as a thinking partner. Recent AI ads on TV present AI as a mere grammar-fixer or writing shortcut - all surface-level stuff. They reduce...
Jul 20, 2025
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What Can We Learn from Moderna's AI Strategy?

I've spent a lot of time looking at how different companies approach AI adoption. Back in early 2024, OpenAI released a case study about Moderna's use of ChatGPT. It showed fast adoption and the creation of...
Jul 16, 2025
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