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Send us Fan Mail Why are 61 percent of CEOs saying their boards are rushing AI? BCG's 2026 survey of 625 CEOs and board members found a majority of chief executives believe their boards are pushing AI faster than organizations can absorb. The majority said the same thing: the board is pushing AI faster than the business can absorb it. That is not a governance problem. It is a nervous system problem. When board pressure exceeds a leader's regulation capacity, the prefrontal cortex goes offline. Strategic judgment degrades. The wrong risks get taken first. Sahar Andrade, MB.BCh, Neuroleadership Coach and Forbes Coaches Council member, explains what regulated executives do when the board says go faster. The result: the Atlassian paradox. 89% of executives say AI sped up work. Only 6% can point to results. That gap is not a technology failure. It is a regulation failure. When board pressure exceeds a leader's nervous system capacity, the prefrontal cortex goes offline. Strategic judgment degrades. The wrong risks get taken first. The activity metric looks good. The outcome does not materialize.

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