AI Success Starts with People, Not Just Technology
Thoughts on my weekend read...Iâve read plenty of AI books that are heavy on hype and light on reality. Andreas Welsch 's đđđ đđđđźđ đźđđđŁđŠđđ đźđ đđđđ is not one of them. What I appreciated most is that Andreas keeps the focus on the part too many people rush past: the đľđđşđŽđťđ. Not just the tech. Not just the models. Not just the latest parade of buzzwords pretending to be strategy. Because letâs be honest â becoming âđđ-đżđ˛đŽđąđâ is not about sprinkling a little GenAI on a broken operating model and calling it transformation. Itâs about preparing people. Re-thinking teams. Building trust. Redesigning work. And helping leaders navigate the very real shift from đ˛đ đ°đśđđ˛đşđ˛đťđ đđź đ˛đ đ˛đ°đđđśđźđť. TÍhÍaÍtÍâsÍ ÍwÍhÍeÍrÍeÍ ÍtÍhÍiÍsÍ ÍbÍoÍoÍkÍ ÍsÍtÍaÍnÍdÍsÍ ÍoÍuÍtÍ.Í Itâs thoughtful, practical, and grounded in the real world - which is refreshing in a market full of AI commentary written like it was drafted by a panel of caffeinated futurists and a hype thesaurus. If youâre serious about building AI-ready teams for the agentic era, this is worth your time. Well done, Andreas. Smart, timely, and needed.
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