Subject: There's a number coming out of AI projects in 2026 that will make your heart drop.
There's a number coming out of AI projects in 2026 that will make your heart drop.
September 30th, 2026 at 4:14 pm EDTRoughly 80% are reporting zero return on their AI investment. For all the money companies are pouring in, that's a lot of expensive experiments. In this week’s video, I’m sharing a conversation I had wih with Michael Principe, an enterprise AI ...
3 Quick Reminders
September 23rd, 2026 at 3:09 pm EDTThis message is going to be simple. #1 - NLDD: National Leadership Development Day is this Friday! This is a summit designed for people leaders with relevant topics:The Human Side of Leadership in the Age of AIWhy Leadership Feels Harder Today (I a ...
Two great people, one problem you can't name
September 16th, 2026 at 4:28 pm EDTWrapping up part 3 of our series on how to recognize when you’re losing money that doesn’t show us clearly on a P L. This week we look at two of your best people, who can't get through one shared project without it turning into a standoff. You' ...
A Bad Hire or Poor Role Design?
September 10th, 2026 at 3:00 pm EDTThere's a particular kind of frustration that comes with watching someone you were genuinely excited to hire fall short of what you expected. You start second-guessing the decision, and sometimes you start second-guessing yourself. Right now, a lot ...
Your biggest investment is underperforming
September 3rd, 2026 at 9:05 am EDTIf I asked you to point to the biggest investment sitting in your P L, what would you say? Assuming you are not doing every job yourself, it is typically your people. So when low performance starts to put that investment at risk, leaders can unwitt ...