{"id":1771,"date":"2026-06-19T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=1771"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:38:01","slug":"boards-are-sleepwalking-into-the-ai-era-kpmgs-global-risk-chief-has-a-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=1771","title":{"rendered":"Boards are sleepwalking into the AI era. KPMG\u2019s global risk chief has a survival guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The first is stood at the head of the table, loudly proclaiming everything they are doing to embrace AI and predicting that it will change the world and everything in it. The second is silent, perhaps buried in papers, perhaps with their head firmly implanted in the sand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=1769\">The U.S. and Iran have signed a peace deal. How long will it take for oil flows in Asia to return to normal?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>As is so often the case, the most sensible voices are those somewhere in the middle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But make no mistake, the AI revolution has executives walking a tightrope. It has exposed many uncomfortable truths, such as the fact that our oversight models were not fit for purpose, and that corporate governance is falling further behind every day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those that survive this new world, will need to adapt \u2014 or die.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We recently published our\u00a0<em>AI Governance Principles for Boards\u00a0<\/em>with INSEAD to serve as a survival guide for boards navigating these challenging times. We deeply examined five key priorities to provide a practical framework for overseeing AI as it moves deeper into strategy, operations, and the core mechanics of value creation across an enterprise.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what we found \u2014\u00a0and where we think we will go next.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The real question when it comes to AI is no longer about where it can create efficiencies, but what kind of enterprise it is helping to build. Leaders should be putting AI at the centre of every conversation, about growth, competitiveness, capital allocation, risk management, and resilience. Tocreate long-term value creation, start with strategic governance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Directors do not need to become software engineers, but they need enough AI fluency to question assumptions, understand dependencies, and see where risk is accumulating. In an environment defined by third-party tools, opaque models, fast-moving vendors, and widening attack surfaces, informed oversight is no longer optional. It is a core board responsibility.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Too much of the AI conversation still defaults to productivity. But the bigger leadership theme at play is how organizations redesign work, preserve human judgment, and keeps people accountable for the decisions that matter. Boards that focus only on automation will miss the more strategic issue: whether the enterprise is building a workforce that can use AI well, question it effectively, and remain responsible for its outcomes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is where the tensions within a board\u2019s responsibilities become most visible. Companies are under pressure to move quickly, but trust is far easier to lose than to earn.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Explainability, fairness, accountability, and transparency are not brakes on innovation. They are what make innovation durable. If trust is treated as a communications issue rather than an operating principle, boards will discover too late that adoption without confidence is not a competitive advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=1767\">The Pentagon claims a 1,775% boost in AI use is paying off the DOGE promise a year later\u2014but adoption is still under 50%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Governing AI is difficult not only because the technology is changing so quickly, but because it exposes the limits of oversight models built for a bygone era.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Directors are being asked to govern probabilistic rather than deterministic systems, often in turbulent economic conditions and with uneven levels of AI literacy around the table. That requires more than curiosity. It requires discipline and a willingness to rethink how governance is implemented.<\/p>\n<p>There is still time for boards to shape how AI is adopted before damaging practices become normalized. But that window will not stay open for long. Once AI is embedded across core processes, the cost of poor governance will be measured not only in operational failure, but in reputational damage, lost trust, and missed value.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The board\u2019s role is not to slow AI down for its own sake, nor to cheerlead adoption without scrutiny. It is to make responsible acceleration possible: clear priorities, current risk frameworks, visibility into where AI sits inside critical processes, and confidence that management has the talent, controls, and discipline to challenge outputs before they shape decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The boards that get this right will do more than manage downside. They will help determine whether AI becomes a source of durable advantage or a case study in failed leadership.<\/p>\n<p>AI will not wait for boardrooms to catch up. The question is whether boards are ready to lead before trust, value, and accountability are lost.<\/p>\n<p><em>The opinions expressed in Fortune.com commentary pieces are solely the views of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and beliefs of\u00a0<\/em>Fortune<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=1765\">Aflac general counsel: Georgia lawmakers took a crucial step forward on sickle cell disease \u2013 but there\u2019s more work to be done<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporate governance was built for a deterministic world. 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