Seven Ways to Fail at AI
Published on: 06/05/2026
Want your AI initiative to fail? Follow these seven steps.
Manager to Leader

Want your AI initiative to fail? Follow these seven steps.

AI isn’t just changing middle management — it’s exposing flawed assumptions.

We’ve given machines language — the very foundation of how humans connect and work together. I ask a critical question: what does leadership look like when technology can do so much of what we once considered uniquely human?

Looking back on Q1, I’ve realized something that took me decades to understand: I need to be needed. This article explores why that instinct is deeply human — and what it means for leadership, work, and satisfaction.