Most AI initiatives fail to move beyond small pilots.
Leaders invest in tools, run experiments and attend workshops, yet struggle to turn artificial intelligence into real business impact.
The result?
Wasted spend, frustrated teams and missed opportunities.
Navigating AI with Strategy and Heart is a practical playbook for CEOs and business leaders in small and mid sized organisations who want to scale Gen AI across their entire business, not just in isolated pockets.
Written in plain language and grounded in real world experience, this book shows you how to:
- Link AI directly to business strategy and measurable commercial outcomes
- Identify high value use cases that deliver real returns
- Build trust, confidence and adoption across your organisation
- Design an operating model that works in practice, not just on paper
- Launch with a proven 100 day plan to create momentum fast
The approaches in this book are already delivering results, including:
- 100 percent daily AI tool adoption across teams
- Secure use of approved AI tools to minimise IP and data risk
- No quality issues from AI outputs or hallucinations
- 20 to 30 percent productivity improvements in repetitive and low value tasks
Packed with practical frameworks, checklists and examples from complex industries including engineering and financial services, this is not theory.
It is a field manual for leaders who need AI to deliver measurable business value now.
Whether you are starting your AI journey or scaling existing initiatives, this book provides the clarity, structure and confidence to lead successful AI transformation.