Don’t Explain the Depth of the Ocean to a Fish in a Bowl
There’s a simple leadership metaphor that captures a difficult reality of change: Don’t try to explain the depth of the ocean to a fish living in a bowl. The problem […]
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AI, Digital Transformation, Executive Coaching, Innovation
AI’s Growth Has Been Bottom-Up, Not Top-Down
AI’s breakout hasn’t followed the usual “institution buys → employees use” enterprise pattern. The strongest evidence suggests it has been consumer-, user-, and employee-led first, with institutions and employers largely
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Executive Coaching
Executive coaching now has a deeper mandate: Help leaders let go of the illusion of perfection. In Japanese philosophy, Wabi-Sabi is the appreciation of beauty that is imperfect, temporary, and
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The Trillion-Dollar AI Machine
This is not financial advice. In just a few months, OpenAI has quietly signed over $1.15 trillion worth of chip, cloud, and data-center commitments. Nvidia. AMD. Broadcom. Microsoft. Oracle. Amazon.
Digital Transformation, Executive Coaching, Innovation
The Last Thing IBM Needed Was a Vision
What IBM’s Turnaround Teaches Us About AI Business Value** On July 26, 1993, Jurassic Park was filling theaters, headlines warned that government deficits would destroy the U.S. economy, and one
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The Lesson for Executive Coaching in the AI Era
We are entering a time when organizations are adopting AI not as a tool, but as an operating partner. The biggest leadership failures will not come from AI technology —
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When a Doctor Brought in a Pit Crew: What Executive Coaching Must Learn in the Age of AI
In the late 1990s, Great Ormond Street Hospital in London faced a heartbreaking pattern:children who survived complex cardiac surgery were dying during the handoff from operating room to intensive care.
AI, Digital Transformation, Innovation
Visualize McKinsey & Company’s “The State of AI: How organizations are rewiring to capture value
Visual Set Delivered 1. Impact on EBIT: Workflow Redesign vs Bolt-On AI Shows that rewiring processes creates far more value than simply adding AI to existing workflows. 2. Workforce Transition
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State of AI 2025 – Key Statistics
State of AI 2025 – Key Statistics The chart shows five core numbers that represent the current maturity of AI: Metric from McKinsey (2025) Percentage Generative AI is used regularly
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Summary of McKinsey & Company’s “The State of AI:
How organizations are rewiring to capture value” (March 2025) — with key findings, implications for leaders (especially for your work in enterprise transformation and innovation), and coaching-led reflections. Key Findings
