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Why 85% of Your Team Isn't Using the AI You Bought Them

Nov 17, 2025

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9 min read

Why 85% of Your Team Isn't Using the AI You Bought Them

(And Why More Training Won't Fix It)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
The Acceleration Addiction

Nov 10, 2025

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12 min read

The Acceleration Addiction

Why Organizations Can't Stop Even When They Should

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Strategic Capability: How to Actually Develop It When No One Will Teach You (Part 2 of 2)

Nov 3, 2025

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21 min read

Strategic Capability: How to Actually Develop It When No One Will Teach You (Part 2 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Speed vs. Strategy: The False Choice AI-Accelerated Product Teams Are Facing (Part 1 of 2)

Oct 27, 2025

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12 min read

Speed vs. Strategy: The False Choice AI-Accelerated Product Teams Are Facing (Part 1 of 2)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Building Cognitive Muscle in an AI World

Oct 20, 2025

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11 min read

Building Cognitive Muscle in an AI World

Why the teams winning with AI are deliberately choosing friction over efficiency (Part 3 of 3)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
Outsourcing Your Brain

Oct 13, 2025

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8 min read

Outsourcing Your Brain

Why the mental work you're delegating might be exactly what makes you irreplaceable (part 2 of 3)

Michael Hirsch
Michael Hirsch
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