Writing: Long reads

Everything I have published on rebuilding knowledge work with AI, newest first: 62 pieces so far. Posts react to a source or a week; long reads are the essays.

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Essay ·7 min read

The Specification Problem: Why We Are Paying a 40% "Rework Tax" on AI

We are putting 2025 tools into 2015 job structures. Here is the missing capability that separates the organizations capturing value from the ones just generating noise.

22 April 2026

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Essay ·24 min read

AI Capability Framework - The Four Engineering Disciplines

Most organizations treat AI as a tool problem. They buy platforms, run pilots, train people on prompting, and wait for results. Then they wonder why 60% of AI investments generate no material business value (BCG, "The Widening AI Value Gap," 2025).

3 March 2026

Essay ·9 min read

Data-Driven Total Rewards: Powering Strategic HR Decisions

Total rewards programs form the foundation of talent management, extending beyond mere compensation to strategically support business objectives by attracting, motivating, and retaining top talent.

13 March 2025

Essay ·11 min read

Reimagining HR Tech Strategy: Where Purpose Meets Innovation

HR Tech is evolving quickly, yet many discussions remain focused on digitalization and systems without exploring the deeper purpose behind them.

10 January 2025

Encyclopédie plate of a printing shop: compositors at type cases setting letters by hand, with the case layout drawn below. — Plate 1 Imprimerie en lettres, l’opération de la casse, Pl. 1 Long-form writing, set one letter at a time. Goussier (drawing), Robert Bénard (engraving), 18th century. Musée Carnavalet, Paris Musées, G.33153. CC0. File page.