The AI Heresimach: Your Next Board Member
It's no secret that a digital, data-driven transformation will have its opponents, especially in legacy institutions. These people are painfully old-fashioned, utterly unaware of the developments of modern society that are happening around them. In this age, to sit still is to fall behind, so you have to root out the people who aren't with the times.
I've faced this problem myself. My company wasn't moving forward at the pace of change, and my ideas for AI-based initiatives were met with skepticism from some people at the highest levels of the company. Then it hit me: I needed an
AI heresimach,
someone who can pressure the twentieth century minds into accepting that things are different now, whether they like it or not. An old colleague had recently made a change and was available. I lobbied for her hiring, and she set to work, deliberately but methodically deracinating the culture created by the stubborn old-timers (and some of them found better opportunities elsewhere along the way). Not long after, AI flourished, and value expanded unabated.
Moral of story - all brilliant leaders need enforcers. Get yourself an AI heresimach to get your agenda on the docket.