Memos

May 17, 2026 Before you buy AI services, ask what operating layer you’re handing over AI + Operations 5 min May 12, 2026 What boards should ask after the UAE’s agentic government bet AI + Operations 6 min May 3, 2026 Series From Prompt to Operating System AI + Operations 5 min Apr 27, 2026 Your AI Council Is Not an Operating System AI + Operations 4 min Apr 21, 2026 AI made OKRs that lean on output easier to hit and less useful Management Infrastructure 2 min Apr 20, 2026 What AI does to an executive’s read on their own company AI + Operations 4 min Apr 18, 2026 The ‘AI replaces juniors’ story points at the wrong layer AI and Teams 2 min Apr 15, 2026 A weekly structure for a team with uneven AI use AI and Teams 2 min Apr 13, 2026 Board oversight of AI adoption AI + Operations 4 min Apr 12, 2026 Coordination tax Management Infrastructure 2 min Apr 9, 2026 Most ‘AI readiness’ work is information reachability work AI + Operations 2 min Apr 6, 2026 How to write a decision log Operating Systems for Executives 4 min Apr 6, 2026 The Arabic operators I know still default to English tools AI + Operations 2 min Apr 3, 2026 AI programs in the region are running off the procurement template AI + Operations 2 min Mar 31, 2026 I don’t know how to measure a team where AI use is uneven AI and Teams 2 min Mar 30, 2026 Debugging slow execution in a company Management Infrastructure 3 min Mar 28, 2026 Four questions I ask before a team buys an AI tool AI + Operations 2 min Mar 25, 2026 Operator debt Notes / Essays 2 min Mar 23, 2026 The asymmetry between running a company and running yourself Operating Systems for Executives 5 min Mar 22, 2026 Most AI pilots in the region stall before anyone tests the model AI + Operations 2 min