And Why Most Leaders Are Building the Prison They're Trying to Escape Every quarter, executives add layers. New tools. New processes. New org structures. New KPIs. New "alignment frameworks." They do this to solve  complexity. Instead, they create  it. This is the paradox I see in every boardroom, every transformation project, every stalled organization: Leaders respond to friction by adding more moving parts—which only multiplies the friction. The instinct is logical: "We're

Most Leaders Hire Advisors for the Wrong Reasons Let's be uncomfortably honest. Most entrepreneurs hire advisors because: They want validation, not challenge They need a name on their deck, not wisdom in their ear They're buying credibility by proximity They hope delegation equals transformation And here's what happens: six months in, the advisor becomes a quarterly Zoom call, a signature on an email, and a line item that drains budget without driving momentum. The problem is

The boardroom is full of AI hype.The organization is full of AI hesitation.And in between? A CEO trying to bridge the gap. I've watched this pattern repeat across industries:Executives know AI matters.They've read the reports, attended the summits, listened to the consultants.They understand — intellectually — that AI is not optional. But understanding and acting  are not the same thing. Most organizations aren't failing at AI adoption because they lack technology.They're fai