STORY
The shift is loud: copilots advise, agents execute. Vendors ship new models weekly, but companies stay stuck in demo-land—no ownership, no guardrails, no impact. The tech is accelerating. The leadership isn’t.
THE HACK
• Philosophy — The soul of your AI is intent. Not the model.
• Operation — Pick one real journey. Set boundaries: what the agent touches, what it never does, when humans step in.
• Metric — Track business impact, not “AI usage.” Assign one DRI per agent. Accountability beats algorithms.
CONCLUSION
You don’t need more AI. You need agents with purpose and skin in the P&L.
“You don’t need more AI. You need clearer intent.”
“Define the boundaries before you deploy the agent.”
“Purpose, guardrails, metrics — that’s the real intelligence.”