Leadership

AI budgets are under the microscope. Caps are blunt. The fix is knowing what each dollar bought.

AI agents deserve the same discipline as any new hire: a job description, limited access, a person at the irreversible steps, and a named owner.

Tracking AI usage is fine. Rewarding it is a mistake. What to measure instead.

Judgment is only as good as the information behind it. Why bad news gets filtered on the way up, and how leaders can make it cheaper to deliver.

The calendar is the real strategy. Fix the weekly rhythm before you rewrite the plan.

A former AI safety researcher says AI could kill us all. I take the risk seriously, then explain why the doom framing is the wrong way to lead.

Only about 14 percent of CFOs report measurable AI ROI. The tools made first drafts free. The verification work they created never got assigned to anyone.

AI is flattening org charts, and a lot of the coordination work being cut genuinely should go. But the middle was also the training ground. If you delete the rung, you do not delete the need for the skill.

After 400+ podcast interviews and more than a decade in executive search, here are the three tells that separate real leaders from people who just interview well.

Most companies think they have an AI strategy because the CEO said AI is a priority. That is not a strategy. Here is what real AI ownership looks like and why it matters who is sitting in the seat.

When everyone has access to AI, creativity, relationships, and consistent execution matter more. Here is where I believe the real advantage comes from.