Why do 70% of technology transformations fail? Six experts. Six gaps. Mind the Gap. In this special compilation episode, Donna P. Mitchell brings together six of the sharpest voices from Pivoting to Technology Adoption to answer the question every C-suite executive is asking — and most are getting wrong.
TOPICS COVERED:
Shadow AI is already inside your company — and your best people are using it
AI cannot be your strategy — AI is part of your strategy
The banking CEO who asked the wrong question about AI adoption
The 3 Variables Framework: mood, leadership practices, and systems
AT&T case study: breakeven to $3 billion in profit over four years
Why risk shouldn't be a competitive differentiator
ARISE framework: unifying AI governance, cybersecurity, and compliance
Why enterprise data readiness determines AI success or failure
(00:00) Introduction — Why 70% of Technology Transformations Fail
(00:52) Allen Martinez — Shadow AI and the Shadow Ledger
(02:56) Rupali Kumbhani Who Should Be in the Room When AI Strategy Begins
(03:06) Rupali Kumbhani - AI Cannot Be Your Strategy
(05:50) Rupali Kumbhani - The Banking CEO Who Asked the Wrong Question
(07:04) Rupali Kumbhani - What Conversation Should C-Suite Be Having
(07:20) Chris Majer — The 3 Variables Framework and the AT&T Transformation
(10:25) Pradyumna Kodgi - Cloud Integration
(20:54) When AI Is Already Off the Rails — Who Do You Call
(21:30) Paul Crafer — AI Governance and the ARISE Framework
(21:59) Paul Crafer — BYOD to AI: The Bottom-Up Adoption Pattern
(23:14) Digs Sen Gupta — Why Data Readiness Determines AI Success
(26:27) Closing — Mind the Gap
FEATURING:
Allen Martinez, Founder of Noble Digital and Creator of BXAI-OS | Rupali Kumbhani, Global Strategic Transformation Executive | Chris Majer, Founder and CEO of the Human Potential Project | Pradyumna Kodgi, Multicloud Integration Specialist at Oracle Health & AI | Paul Crafer, VP Services EMEA at Assessed Intelligence and ForHumanity Fellow | Diganta Sen Gupta, Forbes Technology Council and Oracle Enterprise Architect
ABOUT DONNA P. MITCHELL:
Founder of The Transformation Authority™ and CEO of Mitchell Universal Network LLC. Official Member of Forbes Business Council. 48 years of Fortune 500 experience across 5 industries, enabling 150,000+ professionals.
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