The Know Decide Act Series
Three books. One powerful framework. From mastering AI productivity to making values-driven decisions to investing with divine insight — the KDA series guides you from execution to legacy.
10x Your Productivity
with AI and Automation
The Know Decide Act System for Business Professionals
Whether you're in tech, finance, healthcare, or creative industries, this book gives you a complete, actionable framework to revolutionize your workflow using today's best AI tools — no technical background required.
Key Points Learned
- Identify which tasks deliver the highest ROI when automated
- Build autonomous AI agents with ChatGPT, Claude & GitHub Copilot
- Leverage AI copilots for data analysis, meeting prep & presentations
- Deploy the 5-Day AI Challenge framework in your daily workflow
- Scale AI productivity from individual contributor to full team
Benefits
- 10x your output without working longer hours
- 54% better quality on key deliverables
- Eliminate up to 90% of repetitive manual work
- Implement immediately — any industry, any role
- Future-proof your career in an AI-driven workplace
Who This Is For
- Business professionals, managers, and team leaders
- Non-technical professionals wanting practical AI application
- Anyone in tech, finance, healthcare, education, or creative fields
- Those ready to implement AI workflows today
Who This Is Not For
- AI researchers seeking deep technical theory
- Developers looking for programming tutorials
- People satisfied with their current productivity
- Those wanting motivation without doing the work
Forewords from Global Business Leaders
Mental Chess with AI carries endorsements from two of Asia-Pacific's most respected executives.
Sreeram Iyer
Chief Operating Officer, ANZ Bank
"Know, Decide, Act is one unique book where AI doesn't work. It is meant for us — Humans. With a higher laudable purpose focused on the Self, Family and Community, the book is rich with research, punched with practicality, and supported with frameworks. I wish such a book was published 30 years ago."
Roger Yeh
Founder & CEO, Raksa Insurance, Indonesia
"Keith's present book is a very valuable yet easy to read life guidebook, in particular for younger generations embarking on a long career forward. But even for older generations, the insights are still universally helpful."
Playing Mental Chess
with AI
The KDA System for Values-Driven Decisions and Strategic Alignment
For the leader who has achieved conventional success yet senses a growing misalignment between their decisions and their deepest values. Your operational blueprint for a purposeful next chapter — designed for those who understand that success without alignment is hollow.
"Discover the KDA System: a fully integrated framework to Know your authentic values, Decide with precision, and Act with unwavering intent."
Key Points Learned
- Values archaeology: uncovering your nonnegotiable boundary rules
- Leveraging AI as a strategic thinking partner for complex decisions
- Mapping hidden power structures and navigating crises with composure
- 90-day focused execution cycles with early-warning indicators
- Building a high-fidelity decision journal for continuous improvement
Benefits
- End strategic drift — reconnect every decision to your deepest values
- A repeatable system that stress-tests your assumptions before you commit
- Navigate leadership transitions with clarity and intentionality
- Build a legacy-focused leadership identity for your next decade
- Reduce burnout through sustainable, values-anchored leadership
Who This Is For
- Accomplished leaders aged 45–60 who have achieved conventional success
- Senior executives sensing misalignment between decisions and values
- Leaders intentionally designing their second career chapter
- Those who want AI as a strategic partner, not just a productivity tool
Who This Is Not For
- Those seeking quick motivational inspiration without implementation
- Readers looking for technical AI coding manuals
- Leaders who view ethics and values as obstacles to results
- Those looking for traditional time management systems
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Inspired Investing
How Scripture's Oldest Blueprints Point to Tomorrow's Biggest Investments
Part of the Know Decide Act Series
A groundbreaking guide for faith-driven investors who feel a disconnect between their spiritual convictions and the secular world of finance. Discover a systematic 5-step pipeline for identifying emerging technologies through a biblically-informed lens — transforming ancient wisdom into modern investment strategy.
"Transform your approach to wealth creation. Know the future, Decide with purpose, and Act with conviction."
Key Points Learned
- Understanding "technology of miracles" as proof-of-concept for future innovation
- A systematic 5-step pipeline for evaluating emerging technologies
- Energy storage insights through the lens of the Ark of the Covenant
- Evaluating modern R&D against a biblically-informed investment blueprint
- Building a faith-aligned portfolio with long-term conviction
Benefits
- Gain clarity and confidence in rapidly changing technology markets
- A unique framework integrating faith and financial decision-making
- Discover investment opportunities overlooked by purely secular analysis
- Align your portfolio with a higher purpose and lasting conviction
- Strategic foresight grounded in millennia of proven wisdom
Who This Is For
- Faith-driven investors aged 35–60 seeking purposeful wealth creation
- Those feeling a disconnect between spiritual convictions and finances
- Forward-thinking investors wanting to transcend conventional wisdom
- Those ready to integrate faith, purpose, and strategy in one framework
Who This Is Not For
- Those seeking algorithmic trading or short-term speculation
- Investors uncomfortable integrating spiritual principles with finance
- Those looking for a purely technical market analysis guide
Agentic Dilemma
The Services Firm's
Agentic Dilemma
When Your Clients Want AI Transformation, But So Does Your Own P&L
April 2026. Priya Venkatesh, Global Head of Digital Transformation at Apex Global Services — a $4.2 billion IT services firm with 95,000 employees across 22 countries — faces a dual mandate that feels like a paradox: deploy agentic AI to transform client operations (which cannibalises Apex's own FTE-based revenue model), while simultaneously using the same technology to transform internally.
Key frameworks explored:
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Key Points Learned
- Customer 360 architecture and its role in agentic AI transformation
- Moments of Truth framework for identifying high-impact service interactions
- The Generosity Flywheel — turning client trust into a growth engine
- Three strategic options for navigating the build-vs-cannibalise paradox
- Discussion questions for classroom and executive team exploration
Benefits
- A realistic, multi-dimensional case grounded in current industry dynamics
- Ready-to-use frameworks applicable to your own organisation
- Structured discussion prompts for executive education and MBA settings
- Understand how agentic AI reshapes services firm economics
- Develop strategic thinking around AI-driven business model transformation
Who This Is For
- MBA and executive education programme participants
- Strategy consultants advising IT services and BPO firms
- C-suite leaders at technology services companies
- Digital transformation leaders navigating agentic AI adoption
Who This Is Not For
- Those seeking a technical implementation guide for AI systems
- Readers looking for introductory AI concepts
- Teams wanting a plug-and-play playbook without strategic debate
- Those uninterested in services industry business models
Agentic Revolution
The Banking
Agentic Revolution
Caught Between the Spreadsheet and the Algorithm
March 2026. Sarah Chen, COO of Pacific Trust Financial, a 127-year-old institution, faces a decision that could define her legacy. Pilot results are extraordinary: 40% faster document processing, 18-point jump in customer satisfaction. But critical thinking errors have risen 23%. Three proposals compete for the bank's future, and a competitor is circling for acquisition.
Key frameworks explored:
Delivered to your email within 1 business day after purchase
Licensed for classroom use. One copy per participant.
Key Points Learned
- Three competing AI implementation strategies for a 127-year-old bank
- Automation bias and the risk of "rubber-stamping" AI recommendations
- EU AI Act implications for banking AI deployment
- The data foundation problem: 85% of banking data locked in unstructured formats
- Discussion questions for classroom and executive team exploration
Benefits
- A realistic, multi-dimensional case grounded in current banking dynamics
- Understand Copilot vs. Agentic vs. Autonomous Frontier approaches
- Structured discussion prompts for executive education and MBA settings
- Explore the talent and critical thinking implications of AI adoption
- Develop strategic thinking around AI in regulated industries
Who This Is For
- MBA and executive education programme participants
- Banking and financial services executives
- C-suite leaders navigating AI transformation in regulated industries
- Risk and compliance officers evaluating agentic AI adoption
Who This Is Not For
- Those seeking a technical implementation guide for banking AI systems
- Readers looking for introductory AI concepts
- Teams wanting a plug-and-play playbook without strategic debate
- Those uninterested in financial services industry dynamics
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