Who Decides What Work AI Does?
Deciding what work AI does is becoming a permanent leadership function. Most organizations don’t have the infrastructure to do it well. Here’s what they need.

Deciding what work AI does is becoming a permanent leadership function. Most organizations don’t have the infrastructure to do it well. Here’s what they need.

AI takes tasks before it takes jobs, and when it absorbs three of eleven tasks, the role survives as a different bundle with leftover hours. Most companies pick cutting and attrition because they require you to see nothing.

The board questions are getting more specific. "AI transformation" is in every strategy deck, but the follow-up "what does that actually mean for our people?" is the one nobody answers cleanly.

Most leaders assume their organization is a little behind on AI, but basically on track. The McKinsey State of Organizations 2026 report names the reason — and it's not about which tools you bought.