Annyce Davis

Davis Technology Consulting

AI-Augmented Leadership Is Not About Using AI

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I thought AI was going to make me more productive. Maybe even give me some of my time back. That was the plan 😅 It didn’t quite work out that way.

Instead, it made it a lot harder to ignore where things were actually broken.

If I’m being honest, the signs were already there. Over the past year of building with AI, I kept seeing the same pattern: the tools weren’t the bottleneck. The system was.

I wrote about some of that in A Year of Building, Learning, and Laughing My Way Through AI at Ford—but I don’t think I fully appreciated what it meant yet.

The model I started with

I was thinking about AI the same way most leaders are right now: As a tool. Something teams could use to move faster. Write code quicker. Summarize more. Do more in less time. And to be fair—it can do that.

But that framing assumes something important: That your system already works.

That your workflows are clean.
That your systems of record are reliable.
That your teams are operating with enough discipline for speed to matter.

If that’s true, AI helps.

If it’s not…

AI doesn’t fix it.
It exposes it.

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How I Finally Tamed My Chaotic Files

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From Raw Notes to Signals — and How AI Became the Multiplier

For years, my file system looked “organized.” Folders. Subfolders. Strategic docs. I even kept an Archive. And yet I still felt friction. Not clutter, per se. But instead, what you could call “cognitive drag.”

I would remember that a decision happened — but not why. I knew we discussed a risk — but couldn’t recall the trade-offs. Ultimately, I had notes — but not leverage.

The problem wasn’t file chaos. It was signal decay. I made it hard for myself to find what actually mattered.

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A Year of Building, Learning, and Laughing My Way Through AI at Ford

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This year at Ford stretched me, humbled me, and—thanks to AI—occasionally saved me from myself.

Ford is the largest organization I’ve ever worked in. Leading at enterprise scale requires patience, clarity, and a sense of humor. Preferably all at once. Some days I brought all three. Other days, I brought coffee ☕ and a prayer 🙏🏼.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, AI slid into my leadership toolkit like, “Hey girl… let me help you with that.”

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Google I/O 2025: What busy Execs need to know

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Android continues to expand beyond phones into cars, wearables, and more, now reaching over billions of screens. Google I/O 2025 introduced key updates focused on making experiences adaptive across devices and integrating advanced AI capabilities. These advancements are particularly relevant to how executives should think about future work. Here’s a look at my key highlights from this year’s event.

Key takeaways

✨ AI is the new standard. AI is no longer a unique selling point. It is now a foundational part of modern applications. The focus has shifted to how we can leverage AI to enhance productivity and create more intelligent product experiences.

💠 Adaptive is a necessity, not a feature. Building adaptive experiences that work seamlessly across Android’s diverse hardware is no longer optional. Android 16 is pushing developers to adopt an “adaptive-first” mindset.

🤖 The rise of the AI Agent – We’re moving beyond simple, reactive AI assistants. They are now proactive, autonomous AI Agents that can handle complex, multi-step problems and workflows on their own. Think Skynet; so, make sure you add a “please” to your prompts.

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