The Adoption Gap

The Adoption Gap

AI implementation intelligence for leaders who build, not just buy.

The people who gain most from AI tools are the ones who know what they are bad at

Sep 30, 2026

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3 min read

The people who gain most from AI tools are the ones who know what they are bad at

The scarce skill is not using AI tools. It is knowing when not to trust them.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
Half your team uses AI. Almost none of them use it well.

Sep 16, 2026

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4 min read

Half your team uses AI. Almost none of them use it well.

Adoption has crossed 50%. The number that actually matters is buried underneath.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
Speed and judgment are parting ways

Sep 2, 2026

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4 min read

Speed and judgment are parting ways

Your adoption metrics are going up. Your capability might be going down.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
The layoffs did not come. The raises did not either.

Aug 18, 2026

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5 min read

The layoffs did not come. The raises did not either.

Everyone was counting jobs. The adjustment happened somewhere else.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
AI is cheapest to adopt exactly where it does the most long-term damage

Aug 2, 2026

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4 min read

AI is cheapest to adopt exactly where it does the most long-term damage

The entry-level job is where expertise gets built. It is also the first thing to go.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
AI saves your team 11 hours a week. They spend more than half babysitting it.

Jul 20, 2026

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3 min read

AI saves your team 11 hours a week. They spend more than half babysitting it.

Most firms have never asked where the rest of it went.

Mark Phelps
Mark Phelps
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