Nine short lessons that take an owner from "where do I start" to AI running real work, one workflow at a time, with a way to undo every change.

Six fill-in templates a senior outside officer would hand you: decision memo, vendor scorecard, AI policy, 90-day plan, build/buy/wait grid, and a monthly review. Copy, fill, post.

Real job postings and public filings, read the way an outside officer would read them. First case: State Street's search for a Global Head of AI. What the posting gets wrong, what the numbers say, and what to do instead, whether you run a $14 billion company or a 40-person one.