When Focaldata and the Financial Times published the first wave of their Workforce AI Tracker last week, three numbers should have stopped every executive team in their tracks: Think about …
The Training Trap: AI Literacy needs to start at the top, not the bottom
The government made a welcome announcement this week. A new AI and Automation Practitioner apprenticeship has launched, backed by a commitment to upskill 10 million workers with AI skills by …
The Micawber Fallacy: Why hoping AI will be kind to workers is not a strategy
This past week has been a watershed moment in the AI and employment debate. Citigroup’s strategists, led by Dirk Willer, published a note warning that AI may eventually lead to …
Are we investing in the wrong infrastructure for AI?
Most AI transformation conversations focus on technology. But a growing body of thinking — and emerging research — suggests that without equivalent investment in human infrastructure, even the most sophisticated …
From “What Could We Do?” to “How Do We Make It Work?” — How AI Adoption in Financial Services Has Shifted in a Year
A year ago, when I ran an AI awareness and governance session with people working in financial services, the conversations were dominated by possibility. Attendees wanted to explore potential use …
Stop Debating AI. Start Adopting It.
A Practical Workshop for Senior Leaders Who Want Frameworks, Not Theory Tuesday 10 February 2026 | London | 09:00-12:30 I sat in on a board meeting last month where the …
Managing people when AI makes redundancies inevitable
As we look ahead to 2026, it seems inevitable that redundancies, driven by AI and automation, will become increasingly common. But how should managers respond when faced with critical choices …
Embodied AI: From Laboratory Breakthroughs to Real-World Governance
In Google DeepMind‘s robotics laboratory, something remarkable is happening. Robot arms are learning to perform tasks that humans find relatively straightforward but which machines have struggled with for decades. Tying …
Navigating the AI frontier: what Boards must know right now
Since 2022 we’ve been campaigning for Artificial intelligence to be taken seriously as a central boardroom issue, demanding attention from directors and executives. For too long, the conversation around AI …
Can You Future-Proof Your Board in the Age of AI?
Once you cut through the hype, the rapid advancement of AI presents big challenges for businesses. Whilst Boards like to use phrases like “future-proofing”, we have to ask: can Boards …