The Dunning–Kruger Effect of AI Adoption

Confidence in AI often outpaces competence. While 61% of leaders believe AI is fully implemented, only 36% of employees agree. The Dunning-Kruger Effect reveals the gap: enthusiasm from experimenting with ChatGPT isn’t the same as building enterprise AI capability. Real transformation requires data quality, governance, and cultural alignment – fundamentals often skipped when confidence runs ahead. Humble leadership builds lasting AI capability, not quick headlines.

What 100 Executives Taught Me About AI

  Over the past nine months, I’ve had the privilege of sitting down with more than 100 executives to explore AI, its strategic value, tactical implementation, and operational implications. What an experience! Each workshop brought different industries, perspectives, and energy. Yet across all of them, I noticed consistent patterns, moments of genuine insight, and of […]