1️⃣ Decision rights need upkeep HBR says RACI-style decision frameworks fail when teams set roles before goals, freeze them as static lists, blur meanings, or let hierarchy override them.
💡 Why it matters Decision speed is not fixed by a chart. It changes when authority is explicit, reviewed and protected from senior override.
☕ Coffee talk Who gets to say yes when the RACI owner and the senior person in the room disagree?
2️⃣ CIOs now manage machine workers IMD argues the CIO is moving from Chief Information Officer to Chief Intelligence Officer, with AI forcing IT to govern modular architectures, citizen development, model costs and machine workers such as agents.
💡 Why it matters AI does not shrink IT. It expands the surface area leaders must audit, fund, retire and make accountable across business functions.
☕ Coffee talk Has anyone decided who offboards an agent that still has access rights and no human manager?
3️⃣ Succession is chasing anxiety RBL Group warns that critical role lists often mix vacancy pain, political visibility and weak incumbents, while missing the roles that actually shape customer value and future advantage.
💡 Why it matters Talent investment should follow value creation and succession exposure, not the jobs that shout loudest in the executive meeting.
☕ Coffee talk Which roles are on the list because they create value, and which are there because someone senior is nervous?