The executive’s field notes
Practical guides for the decisions on your desk: where to start, what to measure, and how to bring your board and team with you. From Kevin Williams, executive coach and five-time CEO.
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Begin with the weekly AI operating review, then use the other guides to work through a specific decision.
Leadership & strategy
Run a focused AI operating review with a practical agenda for CEOs: accepted work, recurring errors, ownership, decisions, and the next test to authorize.
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Read the guide: How to Run a Weekly AI Operating Review as CEOLeadership & strategy
Choose a first AI use case with a clear owner, usable inputs, reviewable output, and measurable value. A practical decision framework for executive leaders.
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Read the guide: How to Choose Your First Business AI Use CaseExecutive coaching
Prepare for a first executive AI coaching conversation with one real decision, your constraints, the options you see, and a clear definition of progress.
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Read the guide: How to Prepare for Your First AI Coaching SessionBoard & governance
Prepare for board questions about AI strategy with clear answers on business value, ownership, evidence, data boundaries, operating cost, and stop decisions.
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Read the guide: Seven Board Questions About Your AI StrategyBoard & governance
Set practical AI data boundaries before an executive pilot: approved tools, allowed inputs, human review, action limits, and a clear path for exceptions.
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Read the guide: AI Data Boundaries for Executives and Their TeamsValue & execution
Measure an AI pilot against the existing workflow, including quality, review time, rework, and operating cost, before deciding whether to scale or stop it.
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Read the guide: How to Measure an AI Pilot’s Business Value