From Apollo 1 to artificial intelligence -- the cost of moving too fast has always been paid by others. In January 1967, three men climbed into a capsule and never came home. Courtesy NASA Apollo 1 Crew: White, Grissom & Chaffee Gus Grissom. Ed White. Roger Chaffee. They did not die in space, they died on the launchpad and during a routine test in a fire that consumed the Apollo 1 command module in seconds. The hatch opened inward. The pressure made it impossible to open from

The Bill Will Come Due: AI, Technical Debt, and the Leaders Who Won't Be There to Pay It There is a quiet gamble happening inside boardrooms right now. Leaders are looking at the promise of AI the speed, the cost savings and the efficiency and making a calculation: Why do we need as many developers? It feels like a reasonable question. AI can generate code. It can write tests, draft documentation and suggest architecture. On a spreadsheet, the math looks compelling. However,

Last month, a CEO told me she felt paralyzed. Not by lack of options but rather by too many voices. Board members, consultants, her team, the constant stream of thought leaders in her feed. "I can't hear myself think," she said. And then, more quietly: "I'm not sure I remember how." She's not alone. We live in a world that rewards volume and where speed is expected and celebrated. Certainty is amplified and reaction monetized. Algorithm favor the sharp, hot and confident take

As project managers, we’re constantly juggling timelines, stakeholders, resources, and unexpected challenges. After experimenting with AI tools over the past year, I’ve discovered that the real value isn’t in replacing our judgment—it’s in reclaiming our time for the strategic work that actually moves projects forward. Here are the administrative applications that have made the biggest difference in my day-to-day work: Meeting Intelligence and Documentation One of my biggest