If you’ve ever led an enterprise transformation, you know the hardest part isn’t the tech – it’s the people. The courage to act, the clarity to choose, the conviction to stay the course. These are what separate the pioneers from the passengers. Nowhere is this more stark than in the world of enterprise AI.

We’re living through an extraordinary moment. AI is no longer a distant possibility; it’s here, rewiring the fabric of industries. But for all the headlines about agentic AI, the latest large language models and autonomous everything, the reality inside most boardrooms is a curious mix of fascination, fear and paralysis.