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Perspectives on AI strategy, healthcare transformation, and the craft of strategic decision-making. Written for executives who want depth, not noise.

AI Strategy
8 min read

The AI Strategy Trap: Why Most Healthcare Organizations Are Planning Wrong

Most healthcare organizations approach AI strategy by cataloguing use cases. The ones that succeed start with a different question entirely.

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Healthcare Strategy
10 min read

From Fee-for-Service to Value: What the Last Decade Actually Taught Us

The transition to value-based care has been slower and harder than anyone expected. Here is what the data and the experience really show.

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Growth Strategy
7 min read

What Founders Get Wrong When Selling to Health Systems

Health system sales cycles are long, complex, and often opaque. Understanding the internal dynamics changes the entire go-to-market approach.

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Executive Leadership
6 min read

The Real ROI of Executive Advisory: A Framework for Founders

Advisory relationships are too often evaluated on credentials rather than utility. What actually makes advisory relationships valuable?

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AI Strategy
12 min read

Generative AI in Life Sciences: Separating Signal from Noise in 2025

The life sciences industry has been inundated with AI promises. A clear-eyed look at where value is actually being created.

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Strategy Execution
9 min read

Why Strategy Fails at Execution: A Pattern We Keep Seeing

Brilliant strategies fail all the time. The problem is rarely the strategy itself — it is almost always something else entirely.

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