Steering AI Is Now Part of the Executive’s Job - digitaltransformation - The Digital Transformation Playbook

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AI fluency has moved from optional skill to executive responsibility. This episode looks at why leaders must steer AI as a business system, setting direction, design, guardrails, and proof. It explores the gap between AI ambition, leadership readiness, workforce reality, and governance expectations. TLDR / At a Glance • Executive AI fluency • System steering • Direction, design, guardrails, proof • Talent readiness gaps • Hidden employee AI adoption • Leadership modelling and legal duty The key takeaway is that AI value depends on leaders who can govern, redesign, and measure AI across the organisation. Support the show If you are leading your businesses strategic transformation and need greater clarity, stronger execution and measurable results, let’s connect. Website: Book a call: Kieran Gilmurray | LinkedIn Substack: Amazon AI Transparency Notice: This podcast uses a hybrid format. When an episode features one of Kieran Gilmurray’s written articles, the narration is generated using a synthetic clone of his voice via ElevenLabs AI (the underlying article text is entirely human-authored).