A chief transformation officer had what she called her “cascade problem.” Every major transformation update followed the same path: she briefed the executive committee, the executive committee briefed their direct reports, the direct reports held team meetings, and by the time the message reached the people actually doing the work, it bore almost no resemblance […]
The paradox of artificial intelligence adoption in large organizations has become strikingly clear: while executives trumpet AI as essential to competitive survival, fewer than 30% of enterprise AI initiatives make it beyond the pilot phase. The culprit isn’t the technology—it’s the people. AI resistance follows predictable patterns across organizations. The good news? So do the […]
In the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies, a familiar scene plays out weekly: transformation initiatives that began with great fanfare are quietly shelved, their ambitious timelines extended, or their scope dramatically reduced. The statistics are sobering—studies consistently show that 70% of large-scale transformations fail to achieve their stated objectives. Yet the issue isn’t a lack […]
Jesse Jacoby
