The AI revolution is upon us, with businesses pouring billions of dollars into generative and predictive AI solutions. From crafting unique marketing campaigns to optimizing supply chains, these technologies promise to transform industries. Yet, there is a perplexing paradox: the savings and efficiencies promised by predictive AI far outstrip those of generative AI, yet both receive nearly equal investment and attention. What explains this phenomenon? Is it because they sound the same? Is it because nearly everything has been sprinkled with “AI”?” And what does it reveal about the priorities and strategies of modern organizations?
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2024 Annual Letter
As we reflect on 2024 and look ahead to 2025, one truth stands out: in an era of unprecedented AI advancement, human capabilities become more crucial, not less. This paradox defines our moment—as technology grows more sophisticated, the distinctly human elements of transformation become rate-limiting factors for success.
Read MoreThe Merkel Mirror: Leadership Lessons for the Digital Age
When Good Management Becomes an Obstacle to Necessary Change
Angela Merkel’s recently published memoir Freedom arrives at a pivotal moment for organizational leadership. As Yascha Mounk notes in his recent Financial Times analysis, Merkel’s legacy reveals how competent management can coexist with systemic failure. This paradox resonates deeply in today’s digital transformation landscape.
Read MoreThe Great Responsibility Shift: From Corporate Stewardship to Individual Burden
Just as beverage companies once managed their packaging waste, tech companies were once more straightforward about their data practices. But now, we’re seeing a troubling pattern of companies quietly expanding their data collection through obscure settings and opt-out mechanisms buried in lengthy terms of service.
Read MoreA student declaration of rights: Protecting Education in the Age of AI
Today, I'm sharing news of an initiative occupying my thoughts and research: the Global Student & AI Rights Pledge & Declaration. These are two initiatives I architected as part of presentations I gave this year at ICTE 2024. But before I detail these efforts, I want to emphasize something important: this isn't just another policy document destined to gather digital dust in some institutional repository.
Read MorePublishing, Authors Tables, and Moody Tapas Waiters
Day 1 included pre conference sessions and my first Author Showcase. Loved speaking with interested faculty and clients and the promise of driving greater understanding, leadership, and marketable skills in the current programs.
The nice part of conferences turning into communities is reconnecting with wonderful people like the indomitable Fiona Allison from Emerald Publishing who encourages, supports, and champions her authors. So excited to be working with her on an upcoming project for 2025!
Saw Suzanne Clarks presentation on Transformative Leadership: Humor, Dialogue, and Artful Inquiry in Social Movements and Change. Through performance art, she creatively reimagines the power of questions in leadership, showing how artful inquiry can turn routine interactions into memorable exchanges that alter the perceived value of communication.
Here is to moody tapas waiters, live guitar, and leadership research!
Sitting in the Fire, With Maria
Global leaders deal with chaotic and changing situations, often filled with tension and conflict, which can make people feel excluded and prevent #community building. Two disparate yet connected fields grapple with the continued emergence of ethical dilemmas: #Technology and #AI, and #DEI. As much as we think these fields aren’t related, how we manage #conflict, check our assumptions, and navigate connection is what creates the path forward.
Read MoreThe Great Wave
Hokusai's story exemplifies many of the key themes im exploring in a current manuscript about the importance of subjective intelligence in the advent of ai: the importance of #persistence, the value of #lifelonglearning, and the deep #insights that can come from looking closely at one's craft over an extended period.
Read MoreThe Power of AI in Meeting Management
AI-powered voice recording, transcription, and analysis tools are revolutionizing how we conduct and follow up on meetings. As graduate faculty for project management curriculum and consultant for data culture initiatives, I’ve started integrating how these tools can help students and project managers
Read MoreThe Trilemma of Modern Data Warehousing: Owned, Migrating, and Acquired
The landscape of data warehousing has undergone a profound transformation since its inception in the 1970s. What began as a concept for centralizing corporate data has evolved into a complex ecosystem of technologies, languages, and architectures. This evolution reflects not only advancements in technology but also changing business needs and the exponential growth of data as an asset.
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