cinema
Go and see Project Hail Mary
Spoilers....A film about collaboration, hope and finding a way
Dan Ilett
Dan Ilett writes The Executive Summary for CEOs and leadership teams of the FTSE 350. He advises boards on growth strategy, organisational change, AI, storytelling and commercial tactics. He chairs the City CIO Club, a private network for technology leaders. As a journalist, he has written for the Financial Times, the Economist Group, the Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and a string of tech publications. He launched several media titles including CoinDesk, where he was founding editor. Dan went on to lead transformation and advise on commercial delivery in FTSE and Fortune organisations. Dan delivers workshops for leadership teams in growth, go-to-market and AI transformation.
cinema
Government
Whodunnit?
A masterclass in English language and defensive communication
amazon
Amazon and Anthropic's accounting bromance
Amazon just wrote Anthropic a $25 billion cheque. Anthropic promptly wrote one back for $100 billion. Here is what the deal means for you...
Wellbeing
The long weekend you need
Well hello there. I'm just back from Newquay having shown the world that even fat labradors like me can mount a surfboard - in the water too. I love Easter weekend at home. I try to do as little as possible as London is always quiet and I can potter away - if my family lets me... (Storm
AI
Quantum for CEOs
Just as you have your head around AI, quantum computing wants to have a pop at you as well. Our resident expert in quantum computing, Jonathan Loretto, schools us in what we need to know as CEOs… You know that feeling when someone explains something so genuinely world-altering that you
Growth
The 8 Skills for leaders in the age of AI
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece called "How many people can I fire?". For some reason, it upset a number of folks who don't agree there will be job cuts and massive shifts from AI. I had quite a few emails - and believe it or not, I really like it when people write in with what they
Wellbeing
The longest minute of my life
Ten years ago today, I had just returned from China on an assignment for the UK government, attracting investors to British technology companies. It was an intense, sprawling job and I arrived home on Saturday afternoon exhausted only to start a new job on Monday at Virgin Money. I knew if
AI
How Many People Can I Fire?
I gave a talk last week to a City CIO Club gathering on the next generation of skills leadership teams need to develop around AI. Afterwards, one of the CIOs in the room stood up: "We are on this right now, but only in the tech department. And actually mostly me. I am axing tens of
Growth
Selling to the C-suite: the 4 things you need to get right
I surveyed our 66 webinar delegates on how to sell to the C-suite and asked them: What is the single biggest challenge you face when selling to the C-suite? The number one challenge, cited by 35% of respondents, was access and attention. There are good reasons for this. Channels
AI
How are you using AI?
Where is AI already making you money and where is it just making you feel modern? I gave a talk on this in Edinburgh the other day to a brilliant group of people at SMT Network. Fast forward to the end to find out which types of AI your organisation uses today and where you might be
AI
The Software Tax
Would you rather have more hospital beds for people or the latest version of Windows? Ooh, tough one. As patients lie on trolleys in hospital corridors, teachers buy classroom supplies out of their own pockets and councils close libraries, the government is paying billions a year for
AI
Unmeasured Productivity: AI Investments are Flying Blind
Your People Are Already Using AI Microsoft research shows 52% of knowledge workers hide their use or AI from their managers. Data is flowing to external systems without governance. Contracts are being drafted, code is being written and emails are being sent through tools your IT department