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🚩The IT industry is evolving faster than ever.
⏳What worked yesterday won’t work tomorrow.
Having spent 25 years in IT, I’ve learned about
✅ Driving Growth
✅ Improving Operational Efficiency
✅ Building Productive Teams

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April 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 𝐁𝐨𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐣𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥.
Today, it’s a cautionary tale.

What happened?
👉 Culture eroded
👉 Innovation stalled
👉 Leadership drifted
Here are 5 painful (and avoidable) lessons every business leader should know 🧵
April 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🏜️ 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟏.
In 2024, GenAI hit the chasm—the gap between early experimentation and real enterprise adoption.

Pilots worked. But scale hasn’t followed.

𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 5 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒕. 👇
March 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
March 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🤖✨ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐱 𝐍𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐱 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Using Newton — an open-source physics engine, will power real, expressive Star Wars droids.
This isn’t sci-fi.
March 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 𝟔𝟑% 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲.
42% of budgets? Wasted.
Why? No one’s measuring ROI.

Here’s how top companies turn AI into a profit engine (not just a prototype). 👇
March 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
March 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐭’𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 = 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. 📈

From capital allocation to ethical business, here are 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭-𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚. 👇
buff.ly/4aTZKf4
March 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧—𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
🚨Nissan was once an innovation leader.
Now? Falling behind rivals like Tesla & BYD.

❌ Leadership scandals
❌ EV market missteps
❌ Financial instability
What went wrong.👇
March 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
March 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥—𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲.
The 𝟏𝟎 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐦 teach modern professionals to lead with discipline, resilience & integrity.

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏. 𝑨𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒏’𝒕.🧘‍♂️
buff.ly/4aTZKf4
March 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐀𝐈 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠
1/ 🚨 85% of AI projects fail to scale.
💸 Millions wasted.
📉 No ROI.

AI isn’t failing because of tech—it’s failing because of poor execution.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐢𝐭. 👇
buff.ly/xvA0AFW
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨 Nike bet big on digital. It backfired.

After years of chasing direct-to-consumer - Nike
↘️Alienated retailers
↘️Slowed innovation &
↘️Lost cultural relevance

Now, former CEO Elliott Hill is back—with a new playbook to fix it.

👟 Here’s what we can learn from Nike’s pivot👇
March 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆 to 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗔𝗜 𝘄𝗲𝗯 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗲𝗿.🚀

Meet 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁→AI-native browser for 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

✅𝗔𝗜-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴
✅𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲?👇
March 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭.🚀

Dragon Copilot →𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 & 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 in real time.
✅Less admin work
✅More patient care
✅Reduced burnout

𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞r? ⬇️
March 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 🌍

Here are 𝟏𝟎 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 to stay ahead in a shifting world. 🧵👇
March 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐕 𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫. 𝐍𝐨𝐰? 𝐀 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭. 🚗

A decade of missteps—from Ghosn’s downfall to EV stagnation—left it trailing rivals.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥 & 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 🧵👇
March 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🔥 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.
🤖From AI-driven automation to geopolitical shifts, outsourcing is evolving fast.

Here’s how companies are leveraging outsourcing to stay competitive: 👇
February 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🏰𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐲’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲.

🪧This led to backlash despite record revenue.

💸Tiered tickets to paid FastPass change, loyal fans are feeling squeezed.

𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 & 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 👇
February 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🔥Workday is redefining enterprise software.

Under CEO Carl Eschenbach, it's
✅ Expanding globally with AI-powered solutions
✅ Turning HR & finance into predictive intelligence hubs
✅ Building a next-gen enterprise ecosystem

Here’s how Workday is winning in a changing world👇
https://buff.ly/417nZC4
Workday's Playbook: : How to Win in a Changing World
With increasing discussions about the role of AI and the evolving nature of enterprise software, Workday continues to assert itself as a leader in the market.
buff.ly
February 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🚨 Nike bet big on digital. It backfired.

After years of chasing direct-to-consumer - Nike
↘️Alienated retailers
↘️Slowed innovation &
↘️Lost cultural relevance

Now, former CEO Elliott Hill is back—with a new playbook to fix it.

👟 Here’s what we can learn from Nike’s pivot👇
February 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🔥 Zillow recently built AI-powered applications
🤖 Routing 100,000+ home shoppers to agents
🤖 Without traditional developers

💡 Replit + Anthropic + Google Cloud are reshaping software development by
✅enabling non-coders to deploy production-grade apps

Paradigm is changing👇
February 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🔥 Meet Protoclone: The world's first bipedal musculoskeletal android.

Clone Robotics has developed a humanoid robot with:
✅ 1,000+ synthetic muscles & 500 sensors
✅ 200 degrees of freedom for human-like motion
✅ A vision for androids in everyday life
https://buff.ly/434AlgX
😱Scary or Futuristic?
Protoclone: Bipedal Musculoskeletal Android V1
The Protoclone is a faceless, anatomically accurate, synthetic human with over 200 degrees of freedom, over 1,000 Myofibers, and over 200 sensors.www.clonero...
buff.ly
February 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Starbucks was losing market share.

Then they brought in a turnaround expert.

Ex-Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol launched a bold strategy to fix:
✅ Brand dilution
✅ Operational inefficiencies
✅ Labor unrest

His "Back to Starbucks" playbook is a masterclass in reinvention.
⬇️⬇️
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚩The IT industry is evolving faster than ever.
⏳What worked yesterday won’t work tomorrow.
Having spent 25 years in IT, I’ve learned about
✅ Driving Growth
✅ Improving Operational Efficiency
✅ Building Productive Teams

📩 For insights, subscribe lagradient.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM