Category: Business Strategy
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AI in Cybersecurity: Fighting Back in Milliseconds
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: How Autonomous Security Agents Are Changing Threat Response from Reactive to Proactive Generative AI and agents are being touted as the most significant leap in productivity since the advent of the computer. However, here’s a twist: they also make bad guys more productive,…
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Why Trust Has Become the Ultimate Competitive Differentiator
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction We’ve entered an era where trust is the new currency of business, a measurable asset that determines not just who wins customers, but who retains them. Over the past decade, digital acceleration, data proliferation, and social transparency have made information and misinformation everywhere. As a result, consumers and companies no longer…
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Small Players, Big Challenges: How SMEs Can Handle Supply Chain Complexity
This article is written in collaboration with Brett Sandman. Introduction The Toy Association recently surveyed 400+ member companies and made an alarming discovery. Nearly 50% of small and midsize toy firms could be forced out of business quickly due to supply chain pressures. While the survey focused on toy makers, it isn’t just a toy…
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Supply Chain Security: Building Resilience in an Interconnected World
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: Why Supply Chain Attacks Increased 431% and What It Means for Business Strategy The supply chain has evolved from a simple linear network into the most critical and vulnerable attack surface in modern cybersecurity. Supply chain attacks have surged 431% over the past…
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Agentic AI Governance: Building Trust and Controls in Autonomous Systems
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: Why You Must Have Oversight for Independent AI Systems Companies have been hearing the hype around AI. As a result, they are making the deployment of AI tools and agents a top priority and rushing to implement them. Unfortunately, research…
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The Death of Just-in-Time: Why Resilience Beats Efficiency
This article is co-authored by Brett Sandman. Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic, geopolitical instability, and natural disasters exposed the fragility of just-in-time supply chains once revered for their precision and efficiency. As borders closed and suppliers failed, even the most sophisticated networks proved unable to absorb disruption, revealing how efficiency without resilience can erase years of progress…
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The True Cost of AI Implementation: What Leaders Need to Know Before Investing (Part II)
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: Beyond the Hype – Understanding Real AI Costs By now, most leaders understand the basic economics of AI, the data costs, the compute demands, the talent shortages. What they’re realizing next is that the hardest part isn’t buying AI, it’s choosing the right…
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The True Cost of AI Implementation: What Leaders Need to Know Before Investing (Part I)
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: Beyond the Hype – Understanding Real AI Costs Every leader today feels the same pressure: “We need an AI strategy.” But too many are learning the hard way that AI strategy without cost reality is just wishful thinking. Over the past two years,…
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Cybersecurity as Competitive Advantage: Strategic Approaches to Digital Trust in 2025
This Executive Impact Series article is a collaboration with Anush Naghshineh and David Turner. Introduction: Why Cybersecurity Has Become a Strategic Differentiator, Not Just a Defensive Necessity For too long, businesses have viewed cybersecurity as a necessary yet costly burden, a technical function relegated to the IT department. However, in an era defined by data…
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How Predictive Maintenance Is Quietly Revolutionizing Logistics
This article is co-authored by Brett Sandman. Introduction The logistics industry is undergoing a sea change, as companies transition from traditional “fix it when it breaks” approaches to a more proactive approach. Maersk serves as a great example. Their predictive maintenance program has reduced their vessel downtime by 30% and saved them more than $300…