How to Answer When Your Boss Asks What AI Saved This Year

You have a licence invoice and a feeling. Write a short, honest answer with three parts, and say what you'll measure next year.

3 hrs ago • Aiden Vector

Your Next Move #09 — How to Rate Someone Whose Best Work Had AI Help

Six lines for the calibration meeting, and a one-page rubric that credits the judgment, not the tool.

Oct 21 • Aiden Vector

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How to Read a Self-Appraisal That AI Helped Write

Don't grade the polish and don't play detective. Ask three questions only the writer can answer, then rate the evidence.

Oct 19 • Aiden Vector

Your Next Move #08 — How to Say Yes to the Vendor Without Signing the Annual Contract

The six pilot terms I'd ask for, the email that asks for them, and what to say when they push back.

Oct 7 • Aiden Vector

Your Boss Forwarded the Vendor Proposal With One Word: "Thoughts?" Here Are the Seven Things to Check Before You Answer.

The AI vendor evaluation criteria that matter, one question for each, and the seven-line note to send back instead of a gut feeling.

Oct 5 • Aiden Vector

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Your Next Move #07 — The Person on Your Team Who Won't Touch AI

Why good people hold out, what I'd say to each of them, and the one thing I would never do.

Oct 2 • Aiden Vector

Next Year's Plan Has an AI Row Now. Here Is How to Fill It In Without Promising Something You'll Regret.

Four honest lines, the one number to leave out, and the note to send with it. Written for planning season.

Oct 1 • Aiden Vector

September 2026

Your Next Move #06 — The AI Pilot That Is "Going Really Well"

One afternoon to find out whether it is. And what to say upstairs if the answer is no.

Sep 24 • Aiden Vector

Your Company Is "AI-First" Now. Here Is What to Do Before Anyone Asks You What That Means.

A four-week plan, one honest sentence, and the email to your boss. Written for the Monday after the all-hands.

Sep 23 • Aiden Vector

June 2026

The AI Vendor Evaluation Scorecard

Score your current or shortlisted AI vendor against 7 weighted criteria before the next procurement, renewal, or leadership pitch — so you walk in with…

Jun 3 • Aiden Vector

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May 2026

Your Next Move #05 — What to Say When Your Direct Report Brings You an AI Solution You Don't Fully Understand

Exact script + 5-question checklist for the moment a direct report brings you an AI tool/build you don't fully understand

May 27 • Aiden Vector

The AI Question Your Skip-Level Asks That Decides Whether You Get the Next Initiative

Convert one skip-level moment into a one-sentence answer that gets you the next initiative

May 25 • Aiden Vector