From Principles to Practice: Governing AI in the Corporation
PushButton AI Team ·
From Principles to Practice: Governing AI in the Corporation
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month quietly canceled three months later.
That's not a tech failure. That's a people failure nobody warned you about.
Here's what Harvard's corporate go
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month quietly canceled three months later.
That's not a tech failure. That's a people failure nobody warned you about.
Here's what Harvard's corporate governance research is quietly confirming: the companies actually winning with AI aren't the ones with the best tools. They're the ones who decided, upfront, which specific problem AI would solve and who on the team owned making it work.
Most small business AI implementations fail before they start because the decision happens in a vacuum. Owner buys tool. Team gets an email. Nobody changes anything.
The fix isn't a better tool. It's a 15-minute conversation with your team before you buy anything. One question: "What's the single most repetitive task that slows you down every week?" That answer tells you exactly which AI solution to evaluate first.
Start there. One problem. One person accountable. Measurable result within 30 days. That's how you get your first real AI win without touching anything that already works.
No ripping out systems. No consultants. No coding.
Just a targeted first step that builds confidence instead of skepticism.
What's the AI tool your team quietly stopped using — and do you know why it didn't stick?
The pattern reflects broader workforce dynamics and reinforces the need for closer integration between corporate citizenship and HR as companies use ...
