How to Run an AI Pilot
A short field guide for SME leaders who are looking for ROI, not “pilot purgatory” You might have seen the viral headlines claiming “95% of AI pilots fail” attributed to MIT. Don’t panic. As Wharton…
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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…
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…
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 -…
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.”…
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,…
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…
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…
How to Use AI for Professional Writing
My Workflow for Using AI Without Losing Authority I use AI for a huge amount of my high-stakes professional writing now. Not because it’s smarter than me… ok, I mean, it is, but… But it handles the parts…
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…