You've just been hired as head of applied research at a fast-growing AI company. Your team of 12 hasn't shipped in five months; the CEO wants a product win this half. What do you do in your first 30 days?

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Stay specific. One example, told well, beats three told fast. Make your decisions visible — what you chose between. End on what changed, for whom.

You've just been hired as head of applied research at a fast-growing AI company. Your team of 12 hasn't shipped in five months; the CEO wants a product win this half. What do you do in your first 30 days?

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