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Writing on how executives actually get useful work out of AI: what a consultant’s method looks like as a workflow, and why a finished document beats a clever chat.
How to Check an AI-Generated Spreadsheet Before It Reaches the Board
Before using an AI-generated spreadsheet for a board decision, check where its inputs came from, whether its formulas represent the business correctly and how its outputs respond when assumptions change. Reconcile the important totals, inspect the saved workbook and record
How to Review a Board Pack with AI
To review a board pack with AI, start by confirming what material the system can read and what decisions the meeting must make. Review the papers individually, preserve their source references, compare related claims across the pack and check the
What Is an Executive AI Harness—and Why Does It Matter?
An executive AI harness is the application around an AI model that organises executive work: gathering evidence, applying a method, managing the steps, using calculation tools and producing a deliverable for human review. Its value lies in how much of
Why South African Boards Need AI Grounded in South African Rules
South African boards need AI that connects relevant local rules to the organisation’s facts, the period under review and the decision being made. A useful analysis identifies its sources, applies the appropriate framework, exposes missing evidence and shows how it
Why This App Is Not ChatGPT
ChatGPT is extraordinary. It’s a revolution in access to intelligence. But for most professionals, it stops there. They open the window, type a few questions, and quickly hit the wall. The problem is not that ChatGPT isn’t powerful. It’s that
The Consultant’s Method: Why Thousands Per Hour Isn’t About Genius
TL;DR Consultants don’t succeed through brilliance. They succeed through disciplined, repeatable application of proven frameworks like Ansoff, VRIO, and 7S, applied hundreds of times across diverse scenarios. AI can democratise this methodology, but only if it embeds that accumulated pattern