What People First Actually Means Last week I wrote a LinkedIn post about something called “AI psychosis,” and Chris and I dropped a podcast on the same topic. The responses I got back, both publicly and privately, reflected the same message: this is important and no one is talking about it. That’s what I want […]
INBOX INSIGHTS: Local AI Migration Part 5, Practical Responsible AI Part 4 (2026-09-30) :: View in browser 👉 Take our new course, Introduction to Deep Research with AI! Watch This Newsletter 🎧 Listen to this newsletter as an MP3 Local AI Migration: Part 5 This weekend I was on the couch with football on, reviewing […]
Stop Restarting Your AI Initiatives The model release calendar is not your project plan. You are not behind on AI. You are restarting on AI. I say that to leaders who tell me they feel behind, which is most of them right now. They are anxious about the next model. They are anxious about whatever […]
Before You Scale, Land It Once The fastest path to everywhere goes through one place. Your AI strategy looks ambitious. That is the problem. I say that to almost every leader I talk to right now, because the roadmap is impressive on paper and producing very little in reality. The plan covers six departments. The […]
Stop Chasing Use Cases Two weeks ago, I wrote about the strategy/execution gap, especially use cases. Last week, I wrote about why most AI projects start in the wrong place — at the tool, instead of at Purpose. Today, I want to talk about the single most common form of “execution” that isn’t really execution […]
This post was originally featured in the March 18th, 2026 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS: AI Strategy Commonalities, B2B Marketing Writing and AI Part 2 The One Thing Every AI Strategy Has in Common A bartender told me a story recently that I haven’t been able to shake. The parking system in her building is […]
This post was originally featured in the 2/11/2026 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS: Why Generic AI Training Fails, Citizen Analyst Part 1 Why Generic AI Training Fails I’ve spent a lot of time lately talking to CEOs who are frustrated. They’ve done the “right” things. They’ve signed the enterprise contracts for the latest LLMs. They’ve […]
The 10/20/70 Rule : Why Your Workforce is Your Biggest AI Bottleneck Last month, I was catching up with a friend who runs marketing for a mid-sized software company. She was frustrated—and I mean really frustrated. Her company had just spent six figures on an AI-powered marketing automation platform. The demos were impressive. The sales […]
People ARE the problem with AI Adoption I wrote about this last week on LinkedIn, but I was restricted by character count. I figured I would do a deeper dive into the topic of “People and AI Adoption.” I keep seeing articles, experts, and “thought leaders” lamenting that their AI initiatives are stuck. They can’t get […]
This post was originally featured in the November 7th, 2025 newsletter found here: INBOX INSIGHTS, November 5, 2025: 7 Ways to Get Started with AI, Deterministic vs. Probabilistic 7 Ways to Get Started With AI Last month I was at an in-person event and I overheard someone saying, “we need to leverage AI across our […]
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