When "Just Give It to the AI" Fails

Broken Pencils #61

The Lost Art of Thinking

Broken Pencils #60

A Wish Masquerading as a Strategy

Broken Pencils #59

It Was Never About the Technology

Broken Pencils #58

The Skeptic Was Half Right

Broken Pencils #57

The Signal You Can't Get Back

Easy to Approve, Hard to Kill

In Defense of Struggle

The Apollo Trap

Your AI Adoption Is Working. That's Not Enough.

The Unlock Isn't a Better Prompt

How your setup matters more than your skills

The Board Game Problem

Why showing people what AI can do doesn't make them use it

Follow the Money, Part 2: AI Makes It Worse

Follow the Money: Budget.xls > Strategy.ppt

The AI Leadership Bargain

Domain Experience vs. Functional Expertise? Neither.

Context Rot

What Kind of Year Has It Been?

The Path Forward (Part 2 of 2)

What Kind of Year Has It Been?

The Hidden Costs Nobody Warned Us About (Part 1 of 2)

The Barriers to AI Value Aren't Technical. They're Organizational—and They're Also Personal

Your AI Committee Thinks Its Job Is Governance. It's Not.

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

(And Why More Training Won't Fix It)

The Acceleration Addiction

Why Organizations Can't Stop Even When They Should

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

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