Shadow AI Is the New Shadow IT
In a late-2025 survey, 49% of employees admitted using AI tools their company never approved, and the C-suite is the most relaxed about it. Banning it does not remove the demand. It removes your visibility.
In a late-2025 survey, 49% of employees admitted using AI tools their company never approved, and the C-suite is the most relaxed about it. Banning it does not remove the demand. It removes your visibility.
Agent sprawl rarely begins as a big architectural failure. It starts with a team solving a real problem.
Stanford released its 2026 AI Index this week, and buried inside the data is a number that I keep coming back to: 10%.
I had a conversation last week with a CTO who was proud of how fast his team had shipped.
I was discussing with a fellow CIO a few weeks ago. He had just walked his board through eighteen months of AI investment.
The AI Operating Model
79% of organizations have adopted AI agents. Only 2% have deployed them at scale.
A few months ago, I was sitting in a meeting with a group of senior leaders when someone asked the question that's become the unofficial mantra of every...
In 2015, I wrote Building an Idea-Driven Workforce, inspired by The Idea-Driven Organization by Alan G.
Growing up, I had a front-row seat to an amazing leadership masterclass, courtesy of my Dad.
The Roman Empire, at its zenith, was a behemoth. Spanning vast territories and encompassing diverse cultures, it presented an administrative nightmare.
Given the highly competitive nature of our modern business landscape, highlighted by technological disruption and shifting market demands, an organization's...