Companies added 1.3 million AI builder roles in two years, yet nearly 80% of enterprises can't say who owns their AI initiatives. The first hire for your AI operating model isn't an engineer. It's an owner.
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.