January set the tone for the year with steady progress across thought leadership, product-building, and career momentum. I’ve stayed close to the work, shared what I’m learning, and kept my focus on the real-world challenges leaders face in innovation, technology strategy, and execution.
Thought leadership and writing
One of the month’s biggest highlights was publishing a new article in Forbes, “Getting A Good Business Haircut: Why A Refresh Is Key To Innovation.” It’s always energizing to put ideas into the market at that scale, especially on a topic I care deeply about: helping leaders turn technology into measurable outcomes, not just activity.
I also submitted another Forbes article, “The Risk of Inaction: The New ROI for Tech Leaders,” which continues the thread. I’m leaning into practical insights that help teams make clearer decisions, reduce risk, and move faster, while still building the foundations required for scale, resilience, and trust.
Long-form writing on Substack
I’m also expanding where I write. LinkedIn is great for quick insights and conversation, but some topics deserve more room: what actually works in transformation, how to build operating models that deliver, and how to lead through ambiguity without losing momentum. I’ll be publishing longer-form articles on Substack. This will be a place for deeper dives, frameworks, lessons learned, and real examples drawn from building and leading technology organizations.
Substack link: https://substack.com/@craighamill
Building a web app
January also included steady progress on a web app I’ve been developing. I’m keeping the details tight for now, but the mission is simple: remove friction from a common process by connecting people more effectively around a real pain point. After years of working on the program and project management side of web development, it’s been rewarding to apply that experience directly, end-to-end, across the full development lifecycle.
Career momentum and interviews
On the career front, interviews have continued with strong momentum. I’m grateful for the quality of conversations and the alignment I’m seeing around roles where I can drive growth and performance through technology strategy, digital transformation, and teams that execute. It’s been a strong reminder that the market values leaders who can connect vision to delivery and consistently measure outcomes.
Media and conversation
I also recorded a podcast episode with Innovate, Disrupt or Die. It was a thoughtful conversation about innovation in practice, what disruption really looks like inside organizations, and how leaders move from idea to impact. Danny Nathan is a great host, and I genuinely enjoyed the discussion. I’m looking forward to sharing it once it goes live.
What’s next
February is already shaping up to be another strong month: more writing, more building, and more conversations with leaders who are serious about outcomes, not buzzwords. If you’re hiring for a senior technology or innovation leader, building something ambitious, or interested in collaborating on content, product, or advisory work, I’d love to connect. And if you want the deeper long-form pieces as they publish, follow along on Substack as well.