AI & Human Centered Leadership
AI Won’t Make You Obsolete. Your Fear of It Might.
By Erin Sedor | Black Fox Strategy | 9 min read Every time I open my computer, I see stories about AI and what it is — or mostly is not — doing to advance humankind. It’s like a drumbeat that just keeps getting louder. AI is coming for your job. AI will replace you.…
Read MoreCEO Performance: The AI Paradox CEOs Aren’t Talking About
7 min read Why letting AI design your strategy is the same mistake we’ve been making for 100 years Every time to tune in, I hear CEOs betting on AI to solve their strategy problems. I’m watching them tee up to make the exact same mistake that’s caused 90% of strategic plans to fail for…
Read MoreStrategy Execution Failure: Why AI Only Accelerates Your Strategy Problem
By Erin Sedor | Black Fox Strategy There’s a moment in every failing strategy when the cracks stop being subtle. For most organizations, that moment used to arrive slowly. A missed quarter. A key hire who doesn’t stick. A board meeting where the numbers tell one story and the room tells another. You could live…
Read MoreAgentic AI and the CEO: Why Your Strategy Framework Matters More Than Your Tech Stack
By Erin Sedor | Black Fox Strategy Everyone is selling you AI right now. Your inbox is full of it. Vendors are lining up with demos. Your board wants to know your AI strategy. Your CIO has a shortlist. A well-meaning consultant is telling you that agentic AI—autonomous systems that don’t just recommend actions but…
Read MoreThe Boiling Frog: How Undefined Risk Appetite Quietly Kills Strategic Agility
You know the story. Drop a frog into boiling water and it jumps out immediately. But place that same frog in tepid water and slowly raise the temperature, and it stays put. It acclimates. It adjusts. It tells itself the water is fine. Until it isn’t. I use this analogy a lot in my work…
Read MoreThe AI Readiness Gap: Why Frontline Managers Are 3x More Worried Than You Are
By Erin Sedor | Black Fox Strategy There’s a conversation happening in your organization right now that you’re not part of. It’s happening in breakrooms and on Teams chats and in the fifteen minutes before a shift starts. It’s your frontline managers talking about AI—and what they’re saying should concern you. They’re worried. Not theoretically…
Read MoreWhat AI Can’t Do: The Leadership Capabilities That Just Became Non-Negotiable
By Erin Sedor | Black Fox Strategy Everyone is talking about what AI can do. And fair enough—it’s remarkable. AI can analyze a decade of market data in seconds, generate competitive intelligence reports overnight, and draft communication that sounds eerily like it came from your best strategist. The speed is real. The scale is real.…
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