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Lessons from the 2026 Verizon Outage: Architecting a Business That Never Goes "SOS”
The Verizon outage on January 14, 2026, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of users affected across the U.S., served as a stark reminder that even the most "reliable" networks have single points of failure. In the era of "Internet of Everything," a connectivity gap presents a halt in revenue, safety, and operations. To de-risk your digital footprint, use these 10 critical infrastructure shifts as a blueprint for your next strategic session with your CTO. 1. Shift from R
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Lessons from the 2026 Verizon Outage: Architecting a Business That Never Goes "SOS”
The Verizon outage on January 14, 2026, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of users affected across the U.S., served as a stark reminder that even the most "reliable" networks have single points of failure. In the era of "Internet of Everything," a connectivity gap presents a halt in revenue, safety, and operations. To de-risk your digital footprint, use these 10 critical infrastructure shifts as a blueprint for your next strategic session with your CTO. 1. Shift from R
4 days ago4 min read
Managing Chronic Uncertainty with AI as a Strategic Partner
For the better part of a decade, leadership teams treated uncertainty like a passing storm: a temporary disruption to be endured until familiar patterns returned. That assumption has collapsed; volatility has become the operating environment itself. The data confirms a period of chronic instability: Global growth is slowing, projected at 3.1% for 2026 , with trade policy defined by sudden shifts in tariffs and subsidies has become a primary driver of market turbulence. The
6 days ago4 min read
Are your leaders “Quiet Cracking”?
In recent years, the corporate world has been preoccupied with Quiet Quitting: the phenomenon of employees doing the bare minimum while they look for an exit. But for executive coaches and C-suite leaders today, a more destructive trend has emerged: Quiet Cracking. Unlike those who are checked out and waiting to leave, people who are cracking aren't trying to quit. They are often your high-performers, your long-tenured managers, and dedicated specialists. They want to stay, b
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15 Lessons from a Transformative Year
In 2025, artificial intelligence evolved from a promising experiment into the backbone of modern infrastructure. As execution gained incredible momentum and information became more accessible than ever, traditional leadership roles underwent a powerful transformation. Rather than sticking to old scripts, leaders embraced a new era of agility and insight, discovering fresh patterns through real-world experience. Here are 15 lessons from this year that empower leaders to thrive
Dec 26, 20254 min read
Bloom’s Taxonomy for AI Capability
Your customer service team wants to “use AI.” But what does that actually mean? Do they need a system that can recall product specifications? Interpret customer sentiment across thousands of interactions? Or, generate tailored resolution strategies in real time? \Without a shared framework to describe levels of AI capability, organizations struggle to match business needs with the right technical solutions. The result is often misalignment: either investing in systems more so
Dec 17, 20254 min read
50 AI Use Cases To Architect for Advantage in 2026
The companies pulling ahead aren't running more AI projects. They're running different ones. They've moved from isolated point solutions to integrated systems where AI agents decide, execute, and learn. Consider a supply chain disruption. The lagging approach: AI flags the risk, sends an alert, waits for human intervention. The leading approach: AI detects the anomaly, assesses alternative suppliers, recalculates routes, simulates financial impacts, drafts stakeholder communi
Dec 12, 20254 min read
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