At Work with The Ready 41. Why Your AI Strategy Stalled and How To Get Moving with Greg Shove
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Jan 12, 2026 
Join Greg Shove, a seven-time founder and CEO of Section, as he dives into the world of AI adoption in businesses. He reveals why AI implementation is lagging, highlighting employee fears of layoffs and the hoarding of productivity gains. Greg argues that many leaders mistakenly treat AI as just another software tool instead of a transformative force. He also discusses the necessity for a robust AI strategy, the rise of super companies with small teams, and the importance of creating new roles in the evolving work landscape.
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Hidden Employee Gains Distort Adoption Metrics
- Employees often capture AI productivity gains for themselves instead of sharing them with employers.
- Adoption metrics undercount real ROI because early adopters hide their AI usage fearing layoffs.
AI Is Co-Intelligence, Not Software
- AI is not traditional software because it behaves like "co-intelligence" and can hallucinate.
- Treating AI as another SaaS causes deployment failure since it threatens jobs and workflow norms.
AI Reveals Organizational Truths
- AI acts as a truth serum that exposes busywork, undocumented workflows, and lack of organizational coherence.
- Poorly run organizations will become worse with AI, while well-run ones gain a strategic edge.
