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Perspectives on AI leadership, technology strategy, and building companies that last. From someone who has done it.
The dual-stream strategy. Protect your current business while building what replaces it
Every profitable company faces the same question: how do you invest in AI without cannibalising your own product? The answer is a …
What two hours with Anthropic's agent team taught me about building AI
Anthropic ran a workshop on their Agent SDK. Five principles emerged that match everything I've seen building production agents — …
You're not a 10x engineer. You're an orchestrator, and that's harder
The best developers aren't writing code faster. They're directing AI agents, making architectural judgements, and maintaining the …
AI made developers 19% slower. Here's what they were doing wrong
The most rigorous study on AI coding tools found a surprising result. But the real insight isn't the headline — it's that the gap …
Most companies are adopting AI. Few are adopting it well
84% of organisations have AI tools. A handful are getting transformative results. The difference isn't the technology — it's how i…
The training ladder is broken. And nobody has a plan to fix it
AI is reshaping the junior developer role, and with it, how the next generation of senior engineers gets built. The companies solv…
Why your AI spend isn't showing up in the numbers
Most AI spend isn't showing up on the P&L yet — but some organisations are seeing transformative returns. The difference isn't the…
Most AI transformations are performance art
Innovation labs and pilot programmes look impressive in quarterly updates. Actual AI transformation looks different. Here's how to…
Shadow AI is your next audit finding
78% of employees are already using AI tools. That's not a problem — it's a signal of demand. Channel it with the right governance …
Why 80% of AI projects fail to deliver ROI, and what the 20% do differently
The AI projects that deliver real business impact share specific structural patterns. The technology works. The difference is in h…
Agentic AI in 2026: what actually works in production
Agentic AI is moving from slides to production. The teams getting it right share specific patterns around scope, tooling, and huma…
The most important skill in business and life
Many skills matter for success. But the one that separates the best leaders from the rest, especially in the age of AI, is the abi…
The most powerful yet overlooked tool in a leader's arsenal
Gallup tracked 3,400 employees over two years. Those who received quality recognition were 45% less likely to leave. The tool that…
Fractional CTO. Is outsourced technology leadership right for you?
Fractional CTO engagements give you senior technology leadership without the full-time cost. Here's how to structure one that actu…
Does your business need a CTO?
The answer is almost always yes, but not for the reasons most people think. The right technology leadership pays for itself many t…
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