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Headline graphic: AI is not taking your people yet — but watch your front door.

Strategy Aug 17, 2026

Should I Really Cut Headcount for AI That Isn’t Proven Yet? A Strategic Planning Question

Questions this post answers One of the biggest questions facing businesses is what AI is doing to employment. Anthropic’s economists built a measure of what…

Line chart showing one company's revenue climbing steadily while its profit stays flat, with the widening space between the two lines labelled 'the gap'.

Strategy Aug 13, 2026

Why Is My Revenue Growing but My Profit Isn’t? A Strategic Planning Audit of Your Margin

Questions this post answers RSM is the audit, tax and consulting firm built around middle-market companies, and every quarter it surveys 500 of their executives…

Dark navy graphic: headline Where does your next CEO come from? beside a simple org chart whose middle management row is drawn as dashed outlines, indicating the layer being removed.

Strategy Aug 11, 2026

Am I Cutting the Layer Where My Next Leaders Get Built? Strategic Planning for the Bench

Questions this post answers Gartner made a prediction in late 2024 that reads differently now that we’re living inside its window: through 2026, 20% of…