THINK TANK

Why would you trust AI when many fairy tales and horror movies tell us otherwise?

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 to scale your organization. AI isn't intelligent, and some say neither are the people who believe that. For those who say that, first I tell them to shut up. Then I tell them the producers of AI are purposely making it feel like AI is...See more

AI is rediscovering past lessons. So are we.

⚙️ Recognizing 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬. Re-engineering them to scale. Did you hear about Anthropic's accomplishments of solving two equations, Fermat's Last Theorem and the nine-loop physics calculation? That's not what happened. Humans solved the underlying problems....See more

When you automate, you lose. When you use AI, you could lose more.

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to scale your organization. I'm seeing AI become more and more of a go-to tool. But if you're going to stick with hammers, eventually everything is going to look like a nail. Let's strip away the tech and look at it this way. You're going...See more

AI will destroy you all. Stop. Don't look behind the curtain!

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to scale your organization. Are you getting your feed flooded with doomsday articles about AI? I sure am. And I'm also hearing those disaster scenarios repeated by my learners and my clients. Am I concerned about the harms from...See more

Have you ever been the only X in a team of Ys?

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 your organization. Have you ever been the only practitioner in a team of players? Have you ever been the only engineer in a room full of executives? Have you ever been the only person asking why in a room full of...See more

There isn't an I in TEAM, but there has to be a ME.

⚙️ Re-engineering **messaging to scale** your organization. Short, concise messages work. We've seen them work. Smiles are free. Where's the beef? Can you hear me now? You can't say "I." "I" means ownership. "I have a vision." That makes it your vision, not your team's, and...See more

What does Mr. Dressup and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood have to do with good organizations, solid leadership, and great frameworks?

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐍𝐀 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 your organization. In leadership and salesmanship development, DNA is the core essence, makeup, and programming that holds your approach and style together. In an organization, that DNA shows up in how people lead, make...See more

Should taglines say what you say or what you do?

I'm on board with more walking and less talking. What do you assume when someone puts Executive, Architecture, or Strategy in their tagline? What about Governance or even AI? I expect people to have more than a surface understanding. I'm having too many conversations with...See more

What's your go-to message when people talk to you about AI?

⚙️ Re-engineering 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 your organization. Do you have cliff notes on what you say about AI? My go-to message is, “AI doesn’t learn and it’s dumb as a brick.” This is from a guy who has had a long-term passion for AI, from making video games as a kid...See more

How often do you experience deja vu during your conversations?

⚙️ 𝐑𝐞-𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. I'm not talking about deja vu from the same problems or personalities. I'm talking about the 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜. Sides are picked. Lines are drawn. And the only...See more

When I say we need to improve our performance, what do you think that means?

⚙️ 𝐑𝐞-𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. Performance has two meanings — 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝. Both are relevant. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐬...See more