1️⃣ Decision rights need an owner, not another matrix Org charts and RACI tables do not decide anything. The useful work is naming one person with final authority, then making the input and escalation rules explicit.
💡 Why it matters Shared accountability often means delayed calls, quiet vetoes and senior leaders stepping back in when the deadline gets uncomfortable.
☕ Coffee talk Which decision in your business still needs three signatures because nobody wants the last one?
2️⃣ Strategy is becoming a system, not an annual event INSEAD argues that advantage now depends on how intelligence moves, how the firm learns and how autonomous action stays tied to strategic intent.
💡 Why it matters Buying better models is easy to copy. Designing faster feedback, clear guardrails and better decision loops is management work.
☕ Coffee talk How long does a useful signal take to change an actual decision in your company?
3️⃣ Own the judgment your AI depends on BCG warns that vendor lock-in is moving beyond infrastructure. Business rules, decision logic and operating context can also become trapped inside a provider’s models and workflows.
💡 Why it matters The asset is not the model. It is the company’s accumulated judgment, kept portable and governed while models change.
☕ Coffee talk Could you switch AI providers without rebuilding how the company thinks?