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Why Culture eats Strategy for Breakfast

  Peter Drucker said “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Though the quote is attributed to him it is not known exactly when he said it. Either way it is still a wonderful advertisement for culture over strategy. In an era where products are being commoditized and every firm knows what every other firm does culture is what will set your organization apart. For example Southwest Airlines was the low fare airline and is well known for its culture of getting people with passion and providing customers with a unique experience. Though other airlines tried to imitate this model it never went well. This is because you can never copy the culture. Here are my best ways to build a winning culture for your organization. Evangelize the mission statement – I know this is not the most exciting topic but it is an absolute requirement for developing a culture of inclusion. Paraphrasing Shakespeare a lot of mission statements are full of sound and fury signifying no...
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Agents, Edge, and Superagency: The Complete AI History from Turing to Nano Banana 2 and Perplexity Computer

  In just a few short years, AI has leapt from clever autocomplete to something closer to an always-on collaborator—one that can reason across million-token contexts, navigate complex software on our behalf, and even act autonomously in the background. The pace is staggering: frontier models now rival human experts in coding, long-horizon planning, and multimodal understanding, while billion‑dollar “agentic” labs and ecosystems are racing to turn these capabilities into superhuman digital teammates for individuals and enterprises alike. For example, Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 4.6, which in many benchmarks performs at near-parity with its most powerful model, Opus 4.6, while costing roughly one-fifth as much—dramatically lowering the barrier to deploying state-of-the-art reasoning systems at scale. The progress of technology has been breathtaking, to say the least. In early 2026, two notable developments further underscored the velocity of progress. Google introduced Nano Bana...
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Why Soft skills are the New Superpower in the Age of AI

The most important skills to develop in the future are soft skills. These will be more in demand than just technical skills. Technical skills get you in the game, but beyond that, it is the soft skills that get you moving further in your career. I recently listened to an interview with Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, at the Aspen Ideas Festival. He made a strong case that going forward, just having technical skills—with so many tools readily available—will not be sufficient. We all have to be well-rounded and become generalists to truly thrive. We must be good at multiple skills, and the ability to pivot with the times is the key to success in today’s marketplace. This is also mentioned by David Epstein in the book Range. His argument is generalists will rule the future. This Inc. article on the 10 Soft Skills http://www.inc.com/jt-odonnell/why-these-10-soft-skills-could-catapult-your-career.html?cid=nl029Aweek44day31 identifies the top skills as per a LinkedIn survey of hi...
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