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Agents are here: OpenAI's chaos vs. Microsoft's control

If you’re tired of hype without action when it comes to AI agents, you’re not alone. Here's our Lead AI Consultant, Chase's, no-BS take on what the big players’ agents are actually capable of.

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Agents
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Staying silent on AI is almost as bad as banning it

The piece of data from our latest AI Proficiency Report that we can’t stop thinking about: Silence on AI breeds more AI skepticism than an outright AI ban. So if you’ve been gathering your thoughts on AI, now is the time to put them in writing.

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Change Management
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What AI means for the entry level job and your next career move

What does AI’s automation of entry level tasks mean for college grads, interns, and anyone looking to switch industries? We sat down with labor economist Sania Khan to talk about the rebuilding of the career ladder with AI.

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How to use AI for SEO content without sacrificing quality

Can AI generate SEO content that ranks? We put it to the test in 2024 and the answer is 'yes, but....'

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Use cases
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The 2024 AI advancements that changed everything

Our Lead AI Consultant, Chase Ballard is walking through the AI advancements that changed everything in 2024 – and what that means for you in 2025.

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2024 Wrapped: Our top 3 insights from a year of covering AI use cases

We added over 30,000 subscribers to our AI Strategy Brief community in 2024. We also spoke with more than 50 experts about how they’re getting value from AI. So this week, we analyzed the data from our 50+ posts this year to see what resonated most with you.

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Strategy Brief
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Want to be a better investor? Adopt these three mindsets

Think like an artist, an analyst, and a skeptic to make better decisions.

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Every leader should have an operating manual. Here are 5 steps to build yours.

The things you do might be intuitive to you – but if they confuse your team, you're in trouble. Here's how to build an operating manual to make your decisions clear to everyone.

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4 steps to give a winning presentation (hint: sound like a human)

We all know what a great presentation sounds like. But going up there and delivering one ourselves? That's a different matter.

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public speaking
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Do this exercise to get more meaning from your life

It's about pinning down your "ultimate why," according to Berkeley Haas professors Sahar Yousef and Lucas Miller.

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performance
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The 10 essential business skills every person (or team) needs‍

I’m sure we’ve all had this thought over the course of our career: “I wish somebody could give me a playbook on how to be great at my job.”

Well, we’re here to tell you that being a great strategist isn’t a natural talent or a magic trick. It’s a list of critical skills that, when mastered, make you indispensable.

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leadership
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4 data-driven tricks to win your customers’ hearts‍

For consistent sales, you need a long-term relationship. According to Google’s Neil Hoyne, It starts with a better conversation — and smarter questions.

Customers
Customer lifetime value
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Pay your champions!

Most champions programs fizzle out because you're asking people to do real work and giving them nothing for it. Pay them, promote them, and they'll actually drive your transformation forward.

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The chasm is already visible

The competitive distance between companies experimenting seriously with agents and those that aren't is already further than you think, and it's widening every week.

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Notes from the field on AI transformation

If you're leading AI transformation, the highest-leverage investment you can make right now is activating your managers.

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The AI Conversation Is Growing Up

The AI conversation is growing up. And the companies pulling ahead are the ones who are moving fast from experimentation to system change.

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Your employees are losing their minds to AI

AI dependence is already degrading cognitive capability in the workforce – and AI upskilling for employees needs to go beyond tools to protect the thinking that makes their work valuable.

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What makes an AI ambassador program actually stick

Agital, a digital marketing agency, built an AI ambassador program that actually works because they got specific where most programs stay vague - on selection, accountability, and goal-setting.

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