Who it’s for
Who the book is for
The book speaks to the leadership team as a whole. It names the CEO, boards and investors directly; most other roles never appear by name. These pages are our reading of what its argument means from each seat. Every quote is taken word for word from the book, and its case studies describe anonymized companies.
“This book is written for leaders in complex enterprises — organizations spanning multiple markets, systems, and regulatory regimes, where no single person can hold the whole operation in their head…”
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Leading and overseeing the enterprise
- CEOsAI readiness for CEOs: what can’t be delegatedAI readiness can’t be delegated. The first ninety days set the rules for everything after.Read the page
- Boards & audit committeesAI readiness questions every board should askTwo companies with the same numbers don’t have the same future. What to ask management.Read the page
- Investors & M&AAI due diligence: questions about a target’s operating modelMerger savings stall when systems are merged before meaning. Questions for a target.Read the page
Running the core functions
- CFOsAI readiness for CFOs: questions to ask before funding more AIUnreliable numbers usually trace back to definitions and owners, not to missing systems.Read the page
- COOsBad data is an operations problem: AI readiness for COOsBad data is a process problem wearing a technical costume.Read the page
- CIOs & CTOsWhy IT can’t fix what the business hasn’t decidedStop owning what the business hasn’t decided — and stop rip-and-replace.Read the page
- Data leadersData readiness for AI isn’t enoughYou can’t clean your way to data quality. Meaning needs business owners.Read the page
- Heads of AIWhy AI pilots fail to scale: six conditionsYour pilot didn’t fail. The organization underneath it wasn’t clear enough to carry it.Read the page
Changing and safeguarding it
Whatever your seat, start with the same seven questions
The scorecard takes five minutes and runs in your browser. Run it again with your leadership team: the book’s point is that the spread between your answers is often more revealing than the average.
Kindle edition · 99 pages · a 90-minute readRead a free sample on Amazon