The reference for people who have to make the decision.
Numbered patterns, each opening with the summary you can act on. Original data counted from primary sources, published with the method. Written for the person accountable for the outcome, not for the person evaluating the technology.
Where are you stuck?
You were handed AI as an objective, not a problem. What to pick first, and how to say no to the rest.
Why the second deployment costs more than the first, and what is actually holding the queue.
Denominators, baselines, and the difference between a saving and a rebadged budget line.
Refusal is usually a measurement signal, not a training gap. How to read it before you spend on change management.
The questions boards actually ask, what your own logs already show, and what your vendors can see.
Measured data instead of survey noise. Counted from primary sources, published with the method.
We count what nobody else counts, and publish the method.
The Filings Index counts filings to the SEC containing a given phrase, quarter by quarter, from the primary record. No survey panel and no vendor estimate. Rerun the script and you get our number.
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Entry 005
Headcount-neutral is the only honest first-year claim
Promising role reduction in year one creates a commitment finance will hold you to and a threat staff will organise against, in exchange for a number you almost certainly cannot deliver on that timeline.
Read the entry →- Promising role reduction in year one buys a commitment finance will hold you to and a threat staff will organise against.
- The Atlanta Fed found negligible impact on headcount in 2025 and close to zero expected for 2026. Large firms expect 0.8 percent, which is real and is not what a business case means.
- Saved time is reabsorbed into the job. Across 35,000 workers, only 21 percent put any of it into personal activities.
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