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Sapere Aude “Dare to know”

Explore my professional journey from an early passion for Machine Learning, through two decades leading global tech transformations, and back to the frontier of applied AI. It’s a path shaped by hands-on experience, strategic execution, and lessons learned in the trenches.

High-Performance Teams

Business Outcomes from Technology Innovation

Accelerating Time-to-Value

Technology Platforms for Sustainable Growth

Searching for clarity in a perplexing world

Recognizing the Fog: Why Our Smartest Groups Make the Worst Decisions

Ever been in a meeting where a terrible idea gets a standing ovation and you start to question your own sanity? You're not crazy; you're just experiencing the "invisible fog" of collective stupidity. This quick reading kicks off our series by diagnosing the paradox of why our brightest teams make the dumbest decisions, revealing the three lazy brain shortcuts that lead us astray, and making a powerful case for why the courage to dissent isn't just a good idea—it's the only way to navigate our way out of the fog before we hit an iceberg.

The Hustle Delusion: Trapped on a Team Trip to Burnout

Is your team trapped on a road trip to Burnoutville, fueled by the gospel of the "grind"? This article unpacks the "Hustle Delusion," a classic Abilene Paradox where everyone agrees to a miserable journey nobody wants. Discover how this collective illusion tricks smart people into performing exhaustion and why the real hero isn't the one who works latest, but the one brave enough to pull the emergency brake.

Is Your Next Hire Real? Detecting AI-Generated Resumes and Augmenting the Modern Recruiter

Recruiters are facing an "applicant tsunami" as AI tools enable a massive surge in job applications, many of which are embellished or entirely fake.

Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence - What's new, why it matters and some food for thought 

In essence, what is the disruptive nature of AI? Why has it been taking so long for the new AI systems to be widespread?

Don't Ask for Recipes in a Warming Pot

We are clicking "Agree" on the erosion of our own freedoms, trading liberty for the convenience of a user-friendly interface. Tyranny rarely arrives with a thunderclap; it shows up as a series of small, reasonable-sounding updates that normalize the unthinkable. The warning is to read society's "patch notes," because the proverbial frog in the pot doesn't get a user satisfaction survey before it gets boiled.

In a world full of noise and few certainties, a fresh perspective goes a long way.

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