The Dumbest Strategy in the Room
When I asked about his strategy, he said three words. "Beat last year." I waited for the rest. There was no rest.
Know What You'd Kill
The AI decision nobody's making, and why it determines everything else
The Capability Paradox
Would I be as effective in my role today if AI disappeared tomorrow?
Good Is Where Great Goes to Die
The hardest prison to escape is not a bad life. It's a good one.
The Nerd Principle
There’s a difference between eliminating waste and destroying the conditions for mastery
Tantric Lessons for CEOs in the Age of AI
What ancient wisdom about polarity work reveals about why your organization feels dead
Build Builders, Not Users
The biggest bottleneck in business is shifting. From 'Who can build it?' to 'Who knows what to build?'
Your Consulting Firm Just Hired a Country of Geniuses
My bet on what consulting becomes when analysis stops being scarce.
When Bubbles Build Civilization
Every civilization-grade technology shift in the past 500 years has been both a speculative bubble and a genuine transformation. At the same time. The bubble doesn't cancel out the revolution. The bubble FUNDS the revolution.
Your Org Chart Is From 1855. Your AI Is From 2025
When your AI-augmented employees become too fast for the company they work in
Your Bookstore Doesn't Need a Website
"You cannot have a strategic discussion about how AI impacts your business unless you have a fundamental understanding of AI." Not expert-level knowledge. Not a PhD. Just enough literacy to see what's actually possible.
You're Reading the Wrong Curve
Why your AI investments look disappointing when you're doing everything right
The Secret Every CEO Should Steal from Homer
How a 3,000-year-old poem explains why your PowerPoint isn't working
The ROI Paradox: How Chasing Returns Destroys Returns
When everyone optimizes for the same metric simultaneously, the optimization itself becomes the constraint.
The Curiosity Advantage: Why Not Knowing Is Your Superpower
I used to think calling someone "curious" was the ultimate compliment. Turns out I was onto something. Just not in the way I thought.
Your Leadership Team Is Embarrassingly Behind on AI (And It's About to Cost You Everything)
If you're in a leadership position and you're not personally using AI for your actual work, you're not just behind—you're actively sabotaging your organization's future.