Take Control AI — Insights

Executive briefings on what actually matters.

Short, direct perspectives on leadership, AI adoption, and the decisions that determine whether your organization moves — or stalls.

Strategy

Best AI Tools for CEOs: What Leaders Actually Use (Not Just What's Trending)

Most "best AI tools for CEOs" lists are written by people who've never run a company. This one isn't. A practical guide to the AI tools I actually use across multiple companies — organized by the job a CEO needs done, not by what's trending.

Strategy

Take Control of Your Prompting: The CONTROL™ Framework

The 7-step method that turns vague AI requests into business results. Learn the CONTROL™ Framework — a proprietary prompting method from Take Control AI that helps leaders get real value from AI, not generic answers.

AI Adoption

Why 95% of AI Pilots Fail (And What the 5% Do Differently)

The 95% AI pilot failure rate isn't a technology problem — it's a leadership alignment problem. Here's what the 5% who succeed do differently, from a CEO running AI across multiple companies.

Strategy

The Complete AI Readiness Assessment Framework

AI readiness isn't about having the right technology — it's about having the right leadership alignment. This complete framework covers the five dimensions every organization should assess before investing in AI.

AI Adoption

The Trades Are Quietly Winning with AI — Here's How

While big tech debates the future of AI, trades businesses are already using it to save time, close more deals, and outpace competitors. Here's what's actually working — from a CEO running a multimillion-dollar HVAC, plumbing, and electrical company.

Leadership

From AI Doomer to AI Evangelist: What Dan Kite's Journey Tells Us About AI Leadership

What does it take to change someone's mind about AI? For Dan Kite, founder of Workuity's Center for AI Excellence, it was actually using AI. In this episode of The Human Edge, Patrick and Scott explore his journey from skeptic to advocate — and what it reveals about AI leadership, small business advantage, and why human skills matter more in the AI era.

Leadership

How to Align Your Leadership Team on AI Strategy (Without Another Offsite)

Most AI alignment efforts fail because leadership teams haven't agreed on what they're doing. Here are 5 steps to get everyone on the same page.

Strategy

What Is an AI Readiness Scorecard — and Why Your Company Needs One

An AI readiness scorecard isn't about tools — it's about whether your organization is actually aligned on why, what, and how. Here's what it measures and why it matters.

Leadership

If You're Leading a Team: Take the AI Leadership Scorecard

You're leading a team. You need to know exactly where you stand on AI—and what to fix first. This is how.

AI Adoption

How to Get Your Team Actually Using AI

You've bought the tools. You've done the training. But your team still isn't using AI. Here's why—and how to fix it.

Culture

The Hidden Cost of Not Addressing AI Internally

The financial cost of failing to address AI is obvious. The organizational cost is silent, expensive, and happening right now.

Strategy

From AI Confusion to Company-Wide Clarity

Your organization is confused about AI. That confusion is fixable—but only if you address it systematically.

Leadership

What CEOs Get Wrong About AI Adoption

CEOs often think AI adoption is a technology problem. It's almost never the technology that's the problem.

Leadership

AI Isn't the Problem—Your Leadership Alignment Is

The companies struggling with AI aren't failing because of the technology. They're failing because their leaders aren't speaking with one voice.

Strategy

How to Turn AI Into Execution Inside Your Company

Having an AI strategy doesn't mean anything if your team isn't executing on it. Here's how to bridge that gap.

Culture

Why Employees Are Quietly Worried About AI

Your team isn't talking about their AI concerns. They're living with them. Here's what they're actually worried about.

Strategy

How to Introduce AI to Your Team Without Resistance

Resistance to AI isn't inevitable. It's the result of poor communication. Here's how to get ahead of it.

AI Adoption

Why Most AI Initiatives Fail in Companies

Most AI projects fail silently—not because the technology doesn't work, but because leadership never aligned the organization around it.

AI Adoption

The Real Reason AI Adoption Stalls in Businesses

AI adoption doesn't stall because employees are resistant or lazy. It stalls because leadership hasn't created the conditions for it to succeed.

Strategy

Most companies don't have an AI strategy. They have AI chaos.

There's a difference between having a position on AI and having a plan. Most organizations don't have either.

Strategy

The hidden cost of not addressing AI inside your company

Silence isn't neutral. Inside your organization, it's costing you more than you think.

AI Adoption

AI doesn't fail because of tools — it fails because of people

Every failed AI initiative has one thing in common. It's not the software.

Culture

Why your best employees are quietly worried about AI

It's not the underperformers you need to worry about. It's the people you can least afford to lose.

Leadership

AI isn't confusing your team. Your leadership is.

The problem isn't that AI is complicated. The problem is that nobody in charge is explaining what it means.

Strategy

Alignment Is a Strategy Decision, Not an HR Program

Treating AI alignment as a change management exercise is how companies end up with workshops no one remembers and resistance that never goes away.

Team Alignment

What Your Best People Are Actually Thinking About AI

High performers aren't afraid of AI. They're afraid of being led by someone who doesn't have a clear answer about what it means for them.

Leadership

The Real Reason AI Initiatives Stall

Most AI projects don't fail because of the technology. They fail because leadership never aligned on what they were trying to achieve.