Team hiring, management and appraisal
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Technology
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Jun 30, 2026
AI training should teach people how to design, test and govern systems, not just write better prompts.
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Jun 9, 2026
The fastest route to scale is to become indispensable to a specific group of customers.
Jun 2, 2026
Why the most popular information is often the most heavily promoted.
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May 26, 2026
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund shows how embedding AI into workflows reduces cost and expands capacity.
May 12, 2026
AI is changing the economics of software and what companies can do for themselves.
May 5, 2026
Most advice sounds right. That’s exactly why it’s dangerous.
Apr 28, 2026
How flexible systems and clear metrics beat rigid plans in business and war.
Apr 21, 2026
Most technology spreads without a plan, but this time is different.
AI
Mar 24, 2026
AI is removing junior work. Companies now need a better way to develop judgement.
Mar 17, 2026
If you want people to adopt a product, show them the outcome not the capability
Revenue
Mar 10, 2026
When the numbers cannot tell you what to do, experienced judgement matters.
Mar 3, 2026
Why generating more code does not mean creating more value
Feb 17, 2026
Why putting AI in the corner office will fail unless we stop measuring the wrong things.
Feb 3, 2026
A Practical Map for Avoiding the Automation Squeeze.
Jan 27, 2026
Why automating the wrong work destroys value faster than standing still.
People
Jan 20, 2026
How digital memory can lock businesses into outdated ways of working.
Jan 13, 2026
Why efficiency problems are really talent allocation problems.
Jan 6, 2026
Shortcuts adopted under time pressure are the main reason automations are abandoned.
Dec 30, 2025
Grade inflation, weak metrics and the uncomfortable truth about performance reviews.
Dec 23, 2025
How an AI investment bubble lays the foundation for what businesses want.
Dec 9, 2025
Persistence, Curiosity and Collective Drive are my preferred hiring criteria. Here’s why.
Nov 25, 2025
How a clearer, more consistent rewrite of sensitive communications became far easier.
Nov 18, 2025
The quick tests that reveal who’s ready for work and who’s still in student mode.
Nov 11, 2025
The hidden habits that turn AI hype into real returns.
Oct 21, 2025
How humans and AI redefine the boundaries of innovation.