Jennifer Stirrup Consulting

10/06/2026

Empathy-Driven AI: Balancing Automation with the Human Touch

Efficiency is often the only metric organizations use to measure the success of AI implementation. While speed is a valuable outcome, it is not the only one that matters to a sustainable business....

Efficiency is often the only metric organizations use to measure the success of AI implementation. While speed is a valuable outcome, it is not the only one that matters to a sustainable business. For COOs and CIOs, the real challenge in 2026 is not just "doing things faster," but reducing the frict...

08/06/2026

5 Hidden Data Risks That Bleed Your P&L (and How to Fix Them)

Data is a line item on the balance sheet. For most CEOs and CFOs, data is a resource that powers the organization....

Data is a line item on the balance sheet. For most CEOs and CFOs, data is a resource that powers the organization. However, data is also a source of significant, unmanaged financial risk. Most executives focus on cybersecurity and data privacy. These are visible problems. The more dangerous risks ar...

08/06/2026

Monday Ledger: The “Open Tab” Fallacy – Auditing Your AI Unit Economics

The "open tab" fallacy perfectly mirrors one of the most famous hospitality blunders in history: The Savoy Hotel’s Uncapped Omelette…...

The "open tab" fallacy perfectly mirrors one of the most famous hospitality blunders in history: The Savoy Hotel’s Uncapped Omelette. In the early 20th century, a wealthy patron at London's Savoy Hotel told the chef to "keep making omelettes for the house" until he said stop, assuming a fixed, rea...

06/06/2026

The Prompt Engineering Fallacy: Why Data Quality Still Determines AI ROI

Prompt engineering is the modern equivalent of a magic trick. It is a performance that distracts the audience while the real work happens elsewhere....

Prompt engineering is the modern equivalent of a magic trick. It is a performance that distracts the audience while the real work happens elsewhere. In the early days of generative AI, the "prompt whisperer" was a revered figure. They claimed to unlock hidden potential through specific phrasing and....

04/06/2026

What changed after this workshop?

Senior teams left with clearer AI priorities, stronger BI questions, and practical next steps. That matters, because strategy only helps when people can use it on Monday morning.

If you want a workshop that builds clarity, confidence, and self-sufficiency, get in touch. 📩

04/06/2026

Excel Hell: 7 Signs You Need Data Automation

Quick Answer: 7 Signs You are in Excel Hell and Need Business Data Automation Excessive manual tasks …...

Quick Answer: 7 Signs You are in Excel Hell and Need Business Data Automation Excessive manual tasks Version conflicts High error rates Scalability issues Fragmented integration Inefficient reporting Manual management of large datasets Are you burning entire days wrestling with spreadsheets? If your...

04/06/2026

AI KPIs That Build CFO Trust: Measuring ROI That Matters

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Image description for SEO/GEO: Header graphic with the title AI KPIs That Build CFO Trust: Measuring ROI That Matters. The image supports a blog post about enterprise AI measurement, CFO reporting, ROI, EBIT impact, governance, and operational capacity. Enterprise AI is currently in a crisis of conf...

04/06/2026

How to Dry Up Data Puddles Using the Data Fluency Framework

Organisations are often drowning in data but dying for a drop of insight. We want a shortcut to the data, and this is not a new problem....

Organisations are often drowning in data but dying for a drop of insight. We want a shortcut to the data, and this is not a new problem. In his Eudemiarz Summary, Proclus (410-485) tells us that Ptolemy Soter, the first King of Egypt and the founder of the Alexandrian Museum, patronised the Museum b...