Boards are encountering a new class of failure—one that does not originate in technology, data, or models, but in governance itself. As AI and automation increasingly shape judgment, traditional oversight models fall behind. This essay examines why decision governance, not system governance, is now the critical board responsibility…more
As AI becomes embedded in everyday decisions, the challenge shifts from building capability to governing impact. This essay argues that AI governance is a board-level responsibility—focused on decision authority, risk, and human accountability in high-impact, mission-critical enterprise decisions at scale…more
Governance is widely invoked but poorly understood, often confused with strategy or management. This essay clarifies governance as defining decision authority, accountability, and oversight—when complexity accelerates execution. As intelligence embeds into operations, unclear decision boundaries create risk through failure to govern...more
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