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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 22 MIN

Why AI Strategies Fail Before They Scale

from The Digital Transformation Playbook · host Kieran Gilmurray

AI strategies often lose momentum when organisations move from pilots into real operating environments. Early progress can look convincing until ownership, governance, capability, workflow design, and value measurement are tested at scale.This episode explores why AI scale depends on organisational absorption.TLDR / At a Glance• Pilot to scale gap • Organisational absorption • Workflow redesign • Decision ownership • Governance and monitoring • Value measurementThe key takeaway is that AI scales when leaders redesign the operating model around trusted, repeatable execution.Support the showIf you are leading your businesses strategic transformation and need greater clarity, stronger execution and measurable results, let’s connect.  🌎 Website: www.KieranGilmurray.com📅 Book a call: https://calendly.com/kierangilmurray/catch-up📘 Kieran Gilmurray | LinkedIn🌐 Substack: https://kierangilmurray.substack.com📕 Amazon https://tinyurl.com/MyBooksOnAmazonUK AI Transparency Notice:  This podcast uses a hybrid format. When an episode features one of Kieran Gilmurray’s written articles, the narration is generated using a synthetic clone of his voice via ElevenLabs AI (the underlying article text is entirely human-authored). Episode descriptions and summaries are assisted by AI and should be considered unedited by a human unless specified. 

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