Reflecting on how work methods have evolved over the years, one cannot deny the extraordinary leap in productivity we seem to have achieved. But the real question is: have we truly become more productive—or just faster at producing more noise?

I still remember my mother typing invoices on a typewriter for my father's business, accounting records kept by hand in notebooks, mistakes corrected with white-out—or avoided altogether by writing in pencil. There was friction everywhere. And yet, there was also discipline.

Today, we operate in a completely different environment: Excel, Teams, and now Artificial Intelligence. Everything is faster, smoother, almost effortless.

And that is precisely where the danger lies.

Founders now claim they can run entire companies with AI "employees" handling marketing, sales, and support—roles that once required full teams. It sounds like progress. But it may be only partially true—and dangerously overstated.

Because here's the principle too many are missing: AI amplifies competence—but it also amplifies incompetence.

Read the full article to discover why the future won't belong to those who use AI the most—but to those who know when not to trust it.

Most finance functions look busy, very busy, but activity does not always equal control, and effort does not always equal clarity.
Over the years, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat itself across companies of all sizes: leaders sense something isn’t quite right in finance, but they struggle to pinpoint where the real weaknesses lie.