NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
From The Practical CTO
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Every edition of The Practical CTO newsletter, first published on LinkedIn and archived here in full. For current analysis, read the Insights.
MOST RECENT EDITION
NEWSLETTER / FEBRUARY 2026 · 2 MIN READ
From CTO to CTAIO: More Than Just a New Title
It's been a while since my last newsletter, and I owe you an explanation. The truth is, the past few months have been a period of intense, head-down focus. I have been navigating the most…
THE PRACTICAL CTO — LINKEDIN NEWSLETTER
Every edition,
republished in full.
Practical perspectives on AI accountability, decision quality, trust and execution — written for founders and technology leaders, published on LinkedIn and archived here.
NEWSLETTER / JANUARY 2026 · 31 MIN READ
AI for Founders: A Complete Guide to Adopting AI in Your Team
Every industry today – from retail and finance to healthcare and education – is experiencing a technology revolution. Founders of startups and leaders of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) are at…
NEWSLETTER / JANUARY 2026 · 3 MIN READ
Welcome to 2026: What Technology Taught Us in 2025, and How the AI Market Matures This Year
A new year is more than a date change. It is a natural audit point.
NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2025 · 3 MIN READ
Psychological Safety Is Not About Comfort. It Is About Decision Quality.
Psychological safety is often misunderstood.
NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2025 · 2 MIN READ
Trust Is the Real Scaling Constraint
Most organisations believe they struggle to scale because of technology, process, or talent.
NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2025 · 2 MIN READ
Ten Lessons on Building Technology That Actually Works
When I started this newsletter, the goal was simple.
NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2025 · 3 MIN READ
Most Execution Problems Are Context Problems, Not Skill Problems
When execution stalls, the first instinct is often to question capability.
NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER 2025 · 2 MIN READ
Most Organisations Are Not Bad at Deciding. They Are Bad at Deciding Early.
Delayed decisions are rarely labelled as failures.
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
ENTERPRISE AI / 10 AUGUST 2026
The Enterprise AI Stack Explained: LLMs, Agents, Memory and Workflows
The components behind enterprise intelligence, and how they fit together.
AGENTIC AI / 6 JULY 2026
How Agentic AI Is Transforming Custom Software Development in 2026
What increasingly capable agents mean for the way software is built.
CURRENT ANALYSIS
Newer thinking lives
in Insights.
The newsletter is the archive of longer reflections. Articles on enterprise AI, agentic systems, private LLMs, architecture and leadership are published in Insights.
ONGOING QUESTIONS
The conversations
behind the articles.
ENTERPRISE AI
AI as an organisational capability
How do leaders move beyond a collection of pilots and connect intelligence with ownership, governance and the work people do every day?
TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
Architecture as a set of choices
Which decisions preserve optionality? Where does a system need simplicity, and where does the business justify greater complexity?
LEADERSHIP
Leadership through continuous change
How can teams develop judgment, take responsibility and keep learning as technology changes the conditions around them?
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