Taking a break
A cancer vaccine, three labs that lost track of their own models, and the restructuring that died because the agents weren’t good enough.
Work Forward
Human-centered leadership for the age of AI, by Brian Elliott
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Founder mode is the wrong answer to the AI moment
We’re stuck in industrial-age organization design. Founders making all the calls isn’t the way out.
Start here: What to read first
A new reader's guide to Work Forward (and why it's all one argument)
The money changes its mind
A busted PE deal, Airtable's fire sale, and what both should teach you about what happens when financial tides shift
The winners lose their nerve
Before dessert with Jamie Dimon, the people who won the economy told me they think it's coming apart
Getting mad at the smoke alarm
74% of big employers report a rise in mental-health related leaves.
Put joy on the P&L
Treating employees as customers pays off.
AI swings from doom to boom
Why neither is showing up in today's reality
Ferrari in the jungle
The friction was always there. AI just made it impossible to ignore.
My family are all mutts
Reflections on America as it turns 250
Let them eat cake
Big Tech has sold CEOs a story about AI and labor. The leaders who refuse to buy it will own the decade.
I'm fine, but my team is nervous
Leaders getting real with each other