Bryan’s Blog

The Leadership Skills AI Can’t Truly Replicate

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been loving writing this blog series about our human capabilities in the age of AI. I began by exploring the risks of becoming lazy or letting the machines rule. Then I turned to the positive: the growing importance of teams and, last week, the importance of you. But

The Hardest Part of Strategy Is Still People

A small business consultant was telling me the other day that he had the clients’ strategic plan drafted using AI before he got to the airport to fly home from the strategic planning session he had just run. Case in point: it’s getting easier and faster to form strategies. But is it the right strategy?

Why Teams Matter More Than Ever

While Open AI CEO Sam Altman declares we have not solved the AI alignment problem, I ask, “When have we ever?” Let’s start macro. I don’t see much alignment these days between leaders in our Local, State and Federal Governments. In fact, all I see are conflicting values. And with AI, who gets to decide

The Day We Let the Screens Decide

I would have liked to use the already-taken title ‘The Day We Stopped Thinking’, because that is what I am talking about. Or, more specifically, how AI is affecting how we think, act, and learn. And I don’t mean in a good way. In fact, with excessive use of screens now proven to adversely affect

What Happens When We Outsource Our Judgement

It’s so very tempting, is it not, to just run with your AI’s answer. It’s all about productivity, right? We’re expected to get more done with this wonderful new tool at our disposal. And checking what seems obviously right seems so laborious and unnecessary. Even though you know something may have been missed or is