Strategic Confidence Without Operational Honesty Is a Liability
In Part 1 of this article, I walked through what I consider the most underreported finding in Deloitte’s 2026 State of AI in the...
Category: Management 2.0
CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 185 with Stuart Webb
In Episode 185 of the CollabTalk Podcast we discuss how a science-based approach to experimentation can help leaders scale faster by replacing “hope”...
Project Failure Files: Ignoring the Business Role in AI
In Episode 86 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, Sharon and I argue that AI adoption fails (or underdelivers) when it’s treated like...
Project Failure Files: AI Amplifying Chaos
In Episode 84 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, Sharon and I kicked off a 5-part miniseries exploring leadership and management issues with...
Project Failure Files: Force-Fitting your Framework
In Episode 83 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, our focus was “Forcing Every Project Into One Box,” in which Sharon and I discuss the...
Project Failure Files: Cherry Picking Projects
In Episode 82 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, our focus was “Only Doing Things You’re Good At,” in which Sharon and I take aim...
CollabTalk Podcast | Episode 184 with Ghazenfer Mansoor
Episode 184 of the CollabTalk Podcast discusses why so many technology projects fail, and what leaders can do when a promising initiative begins...
Project Failure Files: Documentation Everywhere and Nowhere
In Episode 81 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, our focus was “Hunting for Paper Trails in Email Threads,” in which Sharon and I discuss...
Project Failure Files: Knowing When to Call It Quits
In Episode 80 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, our focus was “Abandoning Ship Too Late,” in which Sharon and I tackle a project leadership...
Project Failure Files: Pushing the Team Too Hard
In Episode 79 of the Project Failure Files weekly webcast, our focus was “Squeezing the Last Drop from the Team,” in which Sharon and I unpack...
