AI Without Phase Zero Is Putting the Cart Before the Horse AI Without Phase Zero Is Putting the Cart Before the Horse Most AI initiatives fail because organizations rush to what before agreeing on why. If you’ve ever seen a team rush into AI tools, pilots, or use cases without alignment, you’ve already seen the… Continue reading AI Without Phase Zero Is Putting the Cart Before the Horse
AI Agents in the Real World: What Breaks First AI Agents in the Real World: What Breaks First Last Saturday, I wrote about AI agents in Phase Zero — before tools, vendors, or pilots. This week, let’s talk about what actually goes wrong when you try to implement AI agents too early. These are not… Continue reading AI Agents in the Real World: What Breaks First
Working With AI Agents: Why “Set and Forget” Fails—and What Actually Works Working With AI Agents: Why “Set and Forget” Fails—and What Actually Works Speaking from firsthand experience, AI agents are not set-and-forget systems. Anyone claiming otherwise has not operated one in production. They are far harder to set up and maintain than most marketing… Continue reading Working With AI Agents: Why “Set and Forget” Fails—and What Actually Works
Working With Agentic AI (Part 1): Lessons From Building My Own AI Agents Working With Agentic AI (Part 1): Lessons From Building My Own AI Agents 🍀 What Leaders Need to Know Before They Begin Most people talk about AI like it’s magic. I don’t. Recently, I’ve started building multiple agentic AI systems for my… Continue reading Working With Agentic AI (Part 1): Lessons From Building My Own AI Agents
In a World Being Rewritten by AI, Servant Leaders Still Matter – 5 Principles to Stay Motivated and Present In a World Being Rewritten by AI, Servant Leaders Still Matter – 5 Principles to Stay Motivated and Present My question is, Who Serves the Servant Leader? If you’ve been a servant leader for any length… Continue reading In a World Being Rewritten by AI, Servant Leaders Still Matter – 5 Principles to Stay Motivated and Present
AI Procurement Isn’t Project Management — Here’s the Framework Most Teams Miss AI Procurement Isn’t Project Management — Here’s the Framework Most Teams Miss If your company is buying AI, you need an AI procurement process—not just project management. Too often, teams treat AI buying like any SaaS purchase or IT project. That’s a massive… Continue reading AI Procurement Isn’t Project Management — Here’s the Framework Most Teams Miss
Does Using a Big Vendor Improve AI Project Success? Does Using a Big Vendor Improve AI Project Success? (Spoiler: Only If You Know What You’re Buying.) AI projects have a reputation problem. According to recent reporting by CIO, 88% of AI pilots fail to reach production. CIO+3CIO+3CIO+3 That doesn’t mean AI doesn’t work—it means the… Continue reading Does Using a Big Vendor Improve AI Project Success?
When ChatGPT Lets You Down: Managing the Risks of Over-Reliance on LLMs When ChatGPT Lets You Down: Managing the Risks of Over-Reliance on LLMs When I say AI in this article, I’m talking about large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini. There are many types of AI, but it’s these conversational engines that… Continue reading When ChatGPT Lets You Down: Managing the Risks of Over-Reliance on LLMs
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