The Agentic Organisation

European businesses are dangerously underprepared for the largest paradigm shift since the industrial revolution. AI is no longer a technology question. It is a leadership question.

The Agentic Organisation gives CEOs, boards, and management teams a practical framework for navigating this transformation. Built around five core elements: products, people, process, technology, and data, the book shows how organisations can integrate human and AI agents to operate at a scale previously unimaginable.

Drawing on 25 years of digital transformation experience grounded in the European business context, the book addresses what other AI guides ignore: regulation as competitive advantage, the role of works councils, GDPR as a trust asset, and the pragmatic approach that distinguishes European leadership from Silicon Valley hype.

This is not a book about AI tools. It is a guide to becoming an organisation that is fundamentally built for the agentic era.

For leaders who want to act, not just understand.

Stephan Hartgers-Rus is a seasoned leader in digital strategy and AI transformation, with a career spanning McKinsey & Company and senior advisory roles across Europe. Over 25 years, he has guided CEOs, CIOs and management teams through some of the most complex technology transformations in the industry. He holds degrees in Econometrics and Computer Science and recently became CEO of Xomnia, a leading Dutch data and AI consultancy.