Moody
Apr 4, 2026 - Sep 11, 2026
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Decisions (4)
Give the principle then ask for a map of the ChatGPT license ask - fund frontier-tool access for key people, but see the shape first
In the Sept 10 weekly 1:1, Steve Wallace raised that Moody had been pinged in one of the AI channels about getting more ChatGPT licenses, said he wanted to run it by Peter before enabling anything, and offered that what he owed Peter first was probably what this would cost. Peter neither approved nor refused. He named a specific person he was comfortable licensing, confirmed Sultan already has one, and asked Steve to get a map of the ask. He then supplied the governing principle: these tools leapfrog each other, so some of CIQ key people having access to the competing vendor tools is critical, and it is fine.
Approve a single-seat ChatGPT CVE-model trial for Sultan, narrowing Steves small-group ask to one named person
In the 7/23 Steve Wallace 1:1 Steve relayed Sultans request to trial a ChatGPT model he believes will help with CVEs and may outperform Anthropics tooling against them. Steve recommended approval on a small basis and flagged the exposure himself - AI spend is running 60 to 80 thousand a month, and opening the floodgates likely means people run tools in parallel rather than switching, compounding cost. Peter narrowed the grant to exactly one seat: I am happy to have one person test it out, I would not open it up to the entire company, giving it to Sultan is fine, totally fine. Moody will handle the program application and setup.
Sherif RESF hardware: Wallace owns directly — escalation triggered by Greg
When Greg pinged Peter in #distinguished-leaders saying the RESF (Sherif) had been waiting on systems and Sherif had been emailing Moody for weeks, Peter took the heat publicly ("I do not need thanking. This is a disaster.") and re-assigned ownership directly to Steve Wallace. Steve had it on Moodys plate and it slipped while Moody was out for a bereavement. Peter then DMed Steve to take ownership ASAP — Steve confirmed and committed to staying on top of it through the vendor build/ship.
AI/Data Security Audit Commitment to Greg
When Greg raised concerns about CIQ leaking data through AI agents/bots/services, Peter committed to getting Michelle's oversight team to do an assessment/audit of what's running and with what access.
Related Patterns (4)
Lead by Example with New Tools
When championing new tools or processes, personally use them and share results rather than just advocating. Learning by doing and demonstrating value through example is more effective than mandates.
Protect Engineering Focus Through Process
When faced with requests that would disrupt engineering focus (from sales, governance, product, or other stakeholders), establish processes that protect engineering ability to innovate while still satisfying legitimate concerns. Prefer systematic solutions over ad-hoc responses.
Purpose Is the Decision Procedure
When someone asks how a process, board, tool or artifact should handle their specific case, Peter refuses to answer on the askers terms. He re-derives the answer from what the artifact is for, states that purpose as the only decision procedure, and lets the answer fall out. Anything found to be serving a second purpose is deleted rather than debated. Tools and views are explicitly subordinate to definitions. He will accept that the askers real problem is simply not solved by this artifact rather than widen the artifact to cover it.
Demonstrate the Standard, Then Collect It
When a new leadership expectation has to land across multiple orgs, Peter does not write a spec. He runs a live exemplar in public with the strongest performer first, says openly that the ordering was deliberate, keeps the form of the deliverable open so the ask stays about the thinking rather than the artifact, lets the delta be self-evident to the people who will have to close it, and then collects the same from everyone else on a named rotation. He prefers showing imperfect work now over polished work later.