When Does 1 + 1 = 5? AI Just Made the Answer More Important Than Ever

When Does 1 + 1 = 5? AI Just Made the Answer More Important Than Ever

by | Jun 23, 2026 | Brand You, Branding, Culture Change, Culture Shaping, Distinction, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

The Equation That Runs Every Business There is a math problem at the center of every organization, and almost nobody is solving it correctly. Here is the question: when does one plus one equal five? The answer is when both ones are working. Brand Inside plus Brand...
The Greatest Living Mathematician Called It Cognitive Friction. Here Is What He Said AI Just Did to It.

The Greatest Living Mathematician Called It Cognitive Friction. Here Is What He Said AI Just Did to It.

by | Jun 8, 2026 | A.I., Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Peak Performance, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

His name is Terence Tao. And what he said about cognitive friction and AI last March has not left me since. He won the Fields Medal, the highest honor in mathematics, at 31. Most mathematicians consider him the most gifted pure mathematician alive. He holds a...
The CEO of Citadel Went Home Depressed on a Friday. Here Is What He Saw.

The CEO of Citadel Went Home Depressed on a Friday. Here Is What He Saw.

by | Jun 7, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Change Leadership, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

The CEO of Citadel Watched AI Do What Used to Take a Team of PhDs AI leadership agentic AI is no longer a future-state conversation. Ken Griffin just made that clear. Ken Griffin is the founder and CEO of Citadel, one of the most successful hedge funds on earth. In a...
Where Do You Stand in the Age of AI? Most People Can’t Answer This.

Where Do You Stand in the Age of AI? Most People Can’t Answer This.

by | Jun 1, 2026 | A.I., Accountability, Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Culture Change, Culture Shaping, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

Everyone Has a Feeling. Almost Nobody Has a Number. Where Do You Stand in the Age of AI? Most People Can’t Answer This. The AI readiness assessment question most professionals avoid is the simplest one: where exactly do I stand? Over the past two weeks, more...
AI Is Making Kids Dumber. This One Does Not. And the Difference Tells You Everything About the TALENT Ingredient.

AI Is Making Kids Dumber. This One Does Not. And the Difference Tells You Everything About the TALENT Ingredient.

by | Jun 1, 2026 | A.I., Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

The Design Choice Nobody Is Talking About A company called Brilliant just launched an AI tutor named Koji — and it is built around a principle that every leader needs to understand: AI critical thinking skills are what separate the professionals who thrive from those...
Everyone Said AI Would Destroy Software Engineering Jobs. The Job Market Just Proved Them Wrong.

Everyone Said AI Would Destroy Software Engineering Jobs. The Job Market Just Proved Them Wrong.

by | May 28, 2026 | A.I., Agility, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence Impact, Brand You, Change, Disruption, Distinction, Future Work, Ideas, Leadership at all Levels, Resiliency, Speed, Talent, The New World of Work

AI software engineering jobs were supposed to disappear. The data just said otherwise. For two years, software engineer job postings declined. Every quarter. Consistently. January 2024 through late 2025. The narrative made sense. AI writes code. So you need fewer...