Most CIOs are starting to ask a harder question about their application landscape. Are we overpaying for SaaS while underutilizing what AI can actually do? What stands out is that this is not about replacing everything. It is about being intentional, selective, and grounded in execution reality. I’ve been exploring a structured way to approach this. Here is a framework that is a directionally useful starting point.

Your team is already using AI behind your back; the trick isn't to ban it, but to bring it into the light and give them secure tools they actually want to use.

When we look at some of the most admired leaders of our time, it is easy to focus on the technologies they champion. These are the innovative products they introduced and scaled that reshaped entire industries. However, extraordinary success with technology is not reserved for a small group of iconic leaders or tech giants. It happens every day inside organizations like ours when exceptional people are given exceptional tools alongside the clarity, confidence and commitment to use them well.