Why Data Center Opposition Is the AI Infrastructure Risk Most Boards Haven’t Modeled Early Enough In September 2025, Google withdrew a contested data center rezoning proposal in Franklin Township, outside Indianapolis, days before the city-county council was expected to vote it down. Months of organized resident opposition had turned what should have been a routine […]
Building AI-Native Teams
Why the Org Chart Matters More Than the Tech Stack Boards and CEOs at the largest technology companies are now being forced to ask, after the fact, who is accountable when an AI infrastructure bet does not deliver. Oracle found out the hard way when its credit rating dropped and a Wisconsin data center suddenly […]
The AI Infrastructure Trap
Why the Companies That Bet Biggest on AI Infrastructure Strategy Are Struggling Most In 2025, Oracle signed a $300 billion computing contract with OpenAI, positioning itself as a primary infrastructure provider for the next phase of artificial intelligence. To fund the buildout, the company cut approximately 21,000 employees, roughly 13% of its workforce. The bet […]
How to Hire an Executive Who Actually Understands AI
How to hire an AI-fluent executive is a question every CEO and CHRO is asking and almost no one is answering it well. Every week, another board adds “AI fluency” to its executive hiring criteria. Every week, candidates arrive with polished answers about transformation, automation, and competitive advantage. And every week, hiring teams walk away […]
The Pyramid Is Collapsing: What AI and Flat Structures Mean for How You Lead
For decades, the corporate org chart looked the same: a wide base of junior staff, a middle tier of managers, and a narrow band of senior leaders at the top. That pyramid isn’t just being disrupted- it’s being dismantled. The future of middle management has never been more uncertain or more consequential. And the implications […]