{"product_id":"why-ai-fails-the-leadership-discipline-behind-the-5-who-succeed-9798995029403","title":"Why AI Fails: The Leadership Discipline Behind the 5% Who Succeed","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Neil D. Morris\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Authentic Tech Leadership LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Authentic Tech Leadership LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Leadership\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNinety-five percent of enterprise AI initiatives fail. This book is about joining the 5% who succeed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Organizations worldwide invest over $40 billion annually in AI initiatives that never deliver promised value. Projects stall in pilot purgatory. Deployments collapse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e under organizational complexity. Investments become liabilities rather than assets. The conventional explanation blames the technology. The conventional explanation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e is wrong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why AI Fails reveals an uncomfortable truth: AI failure is a leadership problem, not a technology problem. Drawing on 25 years leading technology transformation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e across aerospace, defense, and regulated industries, Neil D. Morris exposes the five critical leadership gaps that doom AI initiatives before they begin - and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e provides a proven framework for closing them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At the heart of this book is the Seven Pillar AI Adoption Framework, a comprehensive methodology for building AI capabilities that deliver lasting competitive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e advantage: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Strategic Clarity - Establishing your North Star before touching technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Leadership Alignment - Building coalitions that survive setbacks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Capability Building - Creating permanent assets, not vendor dependencies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Pilot Discipline - Running pilots designed to scale or die\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scale Strategy - Bridging the gap from proof-of-concept to production\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Risk Management - Enabling innovation while protecting the organization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Continuous Evolution - Compounding advantages through learning discipline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book also introduces the Asset-Liability Framework, a diagnostic tool that helps executives distinguish AI investments building sustainable capability from those\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e creating expensive dependencies and technical debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is not another book about AI technology or trends. It is a leadership playbook - relentlessly practical, grounded in real organizations facing real AI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e challenges. Every framework, tool, and recommendation has been tested inside the organizations where the outcomes mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Why AI Fails is written for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, board members, and senior leaders accountable for AI outcomes. Whether you are launching your first AI pilot or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e struggling to scale across the enterprise, this book delivers the strategic clarity and execution discipline that separates transformation leaders from technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e tourists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Includes practical companion resources: AI Readiness Assessment, Quick Reference Guides, implementation templates, vendor evaluation scorecards, and 30-60-90 day\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e action plans available at whyaifails.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The organizations that will dominate the next decade are not those with the biggest AI budgets. They are the ones with leaders who understand that AI success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e requires a fundamentally different approach to strategy, governance, and execution. This book is your guide to joining them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Authentic Tech Leadership LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776099270807,"sku":"9798995029403","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798995029403.webp?v=1777994255","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/why-ai-fails-the-leadership-discipline-behind-the-5-who-succeed-9798995029403","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}