INSIGHTS
Articles on AI, leadership, and transformation
After 25 years leading transformation, the last eight as a Big 4 Partner in Data & AI, I've learned that the hardest challenges aren't technical. They're human.
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Research co-authored whilst Partner at PwC
"One Agent to Rule Them All"
As AI evolves from AI assistants to autonomous agents, leadership requirements fundamentally shift. This research explores how AI extends human capability, and what this means for leaders and boards.
Themes: Evolution to agentic AI systems, leading when AI acts autonomously, building trust whilst maintaining oversight, governance implications, human skills that matter more as AI advances.
Relevant for: Boards, C-suite executives, transformation leaders, anyone governing AI deployment.
Context: Launched at 'Show me Impact' event with Microsoft (May 2025, 200+ leaders, live demonstrations from Novo Nordisk and PwC).
"One Data Strategy to Rule Them All"
Organisations struggle not because they lack data or technology, but because they lack integrated strategy. This paper explores how to develop data strategies that enable AI capability whilst managing complexity and risk.
Themes: Why data strategies fail, integrating data with business strategy, governance frameworks that enable rather than constrain, leadership challenges in data-driven transformation.
Relevant for: CEOs, CDOs, transformation leaders, boards governing data and AI strategy.
ARTICLES & PERSPECTIVES
Perspectives on leadership in the AI era
Articles exploring the challenges leaders face navigating AI transformation: from board governance to executive presence, from organisational resistance to personal resilience.
Upcoming research topics:
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What boards get wrong about AI governance: Why traditional risk frameworks don't work for AI and what to do instead.
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Leading when you don't have all the answers: How to project confidence whilst acknowledging uncertainty without undermining trust.
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Article 716a and AI - what Swiss boards need to know: Swiss boards have non-transferable duties for strategic oversight. AI falls squarely into this remit.
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Secure Bases for digital leadership teams: Why trust, not tools, drives transformation. How Secure Base Leadership principles enable confident AI adoption.
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Why technical capability never determines success: After 25 years, I can predict which transformations will succeed. The variable isn't technology.
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