AI had little to no impact on productivity in the past 3 years.

This was according to a National Bureau of Economic Research survey released in February 2006 of 6,000 CEOs and executives across the US, UK, Germany, and Australia.

Instead of throwing fruit at us, watch or listen as Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando discuss why it won't be the loudest Silicon Valley CEO helping us make the most out of these new tools and technology, but boring old process improvement and org design!

Yes, the current research-backed consensus (we review more such articles and research) is that AI adoption doesn't lead to productivity gains, but executives are going to still buy it anyway - they've got "positive vibes." 🤡

So that leaves us to figure it out... and figure it out is exactly what we do, by discussing:

• Why Executives Won't Stop The Adoption
• When AI Becomes the Unquestionable HiPPO
• Are We in the J-Curve, or a New Baseline
• Deming & Goldratt 101 (Automating a Broken Process)

That's right! Tired of hype and want to understand WHY there's no productivity increases? This is the episode for you!

#ArguingAgile #AIParadox #Leadership

REFERENCES
Fortune Article (Feb 2026), Financial Times S&P 500 Analysis (Sept 2025), METR Study (Jul 2025), Workday Study (Nov 2025), The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt, Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming

LINKS
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596

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Is Amazon's famous leadership principle being weaponized against you?

Join Product Manager Brian Orlando and Enterprise Business Agility Consultant Om Patel as we talk about how "disagree and commit" becomes "shut up and obey" in most companies.

Watch or listen as we discuss one of tech's most misunderstood management concepts, covering topics such as:

• Difference between Amazon and Your Company
• Red flag phrases
• Why psychological safety is non-negotiable
• What happens when smart people stop pushing back
• The OnE lEaDeRsHiP tRiCk managers hate

Additionally, drawing on research and experience, we build a framework for protecting yourself and your team from toxic decision-makers attempting to lift-and-shift the walls and roof of "disagree and commit" without the foundation. That's right - practical, diagnostic questions and actionable strategies to distinguish legitimate debate from leadership cowardice!

#ProductManagement #AgileLeadership #WorkplaceCulture

Google's Project Aristotle (2012-2014), Organizational Cynicism by James Dean Jr., Pamela Brandes, and Robbie Darwadkar (1998), Understanding and Managing Cynicism about Organizational Change by Rikers, Wanous, and Austin (1997), Arguing Agile Episode 243: How Corporate Turns Good People Bad, Jeff Bezos 2016 Letter to Shareholders

LINKS
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596

INTRO MUSIC
Toronto Is My Beat
By Whitewolf (Source: https://ccmixter.org/files/whitewolf225/60181)
CC BY 4.0 DEED (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)