When people ask me how to get better results from AI, they usually expect a technical answer. A better tool. A more advanced model. A secret prompting framework. But the truth is much simpler. If you want better results from AI, become a better communicator.

There’s something about AI adoption right now that feels very familiar to me. Not in a cynical way. In a pattern-recognition way. Years ago, during the height of Agile transformations, organizations didn’t struggle because Agile was wrong. The principles were solid. The benefits were real. But many companies didn’t extract the full value. Why? Because balance was lost. If the transformation was run by the PMO, it became reporting-heavy. If it was run by technologists, it some

Every week, without fail, I have some version of the same conversation. It might be at a networking event. It might be with a client. Sometimes it’s friends or family. I mention that I work with AI, and almost immediately, the response is: “Oh! Have you seen this new tool?" "There’s one that makes presentations now." "I just tried something that rewrites emails, it’s amazing.” And honestly? They’re not wrong. The tools are impressive. New ones seem to pop up daily, each

I recently had a conversation with my daughter. She’s Gen Z, thoughtful, and very skeptical of AI. Not in a casual way, but deeply, ethically opposed. Her concerns weren’t about job security or whether AI will replace humans. They were about the environmental cost, the socioeconomic impact, and the broader question of whether we’re creating something powerful without fully accounting for the consequences. I didn’t convince her. But the conversation stuck with me.

A lot of people I used to know from the agile community are now deeply involved in AI work. Myself included. At first glance, that might look like trend-hopping. But to me, it makes perfect sense. If you take the how out of the equation, the goal hasn’t really changed. We’re still trying to answer the same fundamental question: How do we shorten the time between sensing a real customer need and delivering something valuable in response?

There’s a quiet feeling I hear from professionals again and again. It doesn’t usually come out directly. It shows up as a joke. Or a shrug. Or a half-confident, half-uneasy “Yeah, we’re using AI.” But underneath it is something else: “I feel like I’m always playing catch-up.”

Artificial intelligence is everywhere right now, in headlines, boardrooms, investment decks, and strategy conversations. For many leaders, it feels overwhelming. But if you’ve lived through multiple waves of technology transformation, this moment should feel familiar.

The AI Shift Is Here, and It’s Reshaping Work Faster Than Expected Every major technological shift brings anxiety, but AI feels different. It’s faster. It’s broader. It’s already embedded in the tools we use every day. With breakthroughs arriving almost weekly, the fear of being left behind is real for many professionals. You’ve seen the headlines: “AI will replace millions of jobs.” “Automation threatens entire industries.” “Workers are unprepared for the future of work.” An

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