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Strategy & Planning
Why most AI pilots fail. And what to do differently from the start.

Gartner finds at least 50% of AI projects are abandoned after proof of concept. Here's the pattern, and how to avoid it.

March 2026 · 7 minRead →
Strategy & Planning
What should a small business's AI budget actually look like?

A practical view on investment levels, what you get at different price points, and where most businesses overspend.

April 2026 · 7 minRead →
People & Culture
The first hire your business should make now that AI exists.

How AI changes which role you should hire next, how to interview for genuine AI ability, and when to train existing staff instead.

May 2026 · 7 minRead →
People & Culture
How to talk to your team about AI without causing panic.

What the evidence shows about AI and jobs, and how to have the conversation your team needs to hear.

June 2026 · 8 minRead →
People & Culture
Bringing AI into a creative agency without breaking it.

Pricing, creative pride, and fear. The three things that determine whether AI works in an agency, before you touch a single tool.

June 2026 · 5 minRead →
Tools & Technology
The AI features inside Microsoft 365 that most businesses overlook.

You're probably already paying for them. What's hiding in plain sight, and which of it deserves your team's time.

July 2026 · 7 minRead →
Strategy & Planning
How to read an AI vendor's pitch.

The seven moves the AI sales playbook uses on every SME owner, the questions that expose each one, and a scorecard you can run on the next pitch.

July 2026 · 8 minRead →

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