AI
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.
Jared Mabry
AI
The Agent Sprawl Problem Is Already Here
Agent sprawl rarely begins as a big architectural failure. It starts with a team solving a real problem.
AI
The Trust Gap Is AI's Next Big Problem
Stanford released its 2026 AI Index this week, and buried inside the data is a number that I keep coming back to: 10%.
AI
Your AI Agent Strategy Needs a Control Plane
I had a conversation last week with a CTO who was proud of how fast his team had shipped.
AI
Defining Value from AI
I was discussing with a fellow CIO a few weeks ago. He had just walked his board through eighteen months of AI investment.
AI
The AI Operating Model
The AI Operating Model
AI
The Agentic Reality Check
79% of organizations have adopted AI agents. Only 2% have deployed them at scale.
AI
The AI Execution Gap
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...
AI
Building the Next Generation, AI-Driven Idea Workforce
In 2015, I wrote Building an Idea-Driven Workforce, inspired by The Idea-Driven Organization by Alan G.
Leadership
Leadership Lessons from My Dad
Growing up, I had a front-row seat to an amazing leadership masterclass, courtesy of my Dad.
Leadership
From Tetrarchs to Teams: The Art of Dividing Power for Success
The Roman Empire, at its zenith, was a behemoth. Spanning vast territories and encompassing diverse cultures, it presented an administrative nightmare.
Leadership
The Self-Correcting Organization: The Key to Thriving in Uncertainty
Given the highly competitive nature of our modern business landscape, highlighted by technological disruption and shifting market demands, an organization's...