AI is moving fast. Many organisations are not. Since generative AI entered the mainstream, senior leaders have been under pressure to "do something"-yet progress often feels intangible. The gap is rarely technical. It is a gap in decision-making, operating structure, and governance. A Board-Ready AI Implementation Manual (2026) is a practical guide for executives and board-level leaders who already understand the basics and now need to drive real adoption. It gives you a decision-first route from early roll-out to scalable operations-without turning the book into a technical manual. Across five chapters, you will work through the questions that matter at board and executive committee level: where to invest, what to stop, how to set approval gates and Go/Stop criteria, how to assign accountable owners, how to integrate data and workflows, and how to scale safely with clear rules, cybersecurity, and audit readiness. The book also translates governance and risk issues into operational decisions, including supplier oversight, cross-border data handling, and UK-relevant regulatory expectations. Designed to be used in meetings, not read and shelved, each chapter ends with "Questions for the board and executive committee" and "Next actions (30 days)", and the appendix provides reusable templates and worksheets to turn discussion into execution.
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