{"product_id":"the-adaptive-organization-patrick-mcgarry-9781960907127","title":"The Adaptive Organization: Leading Change in the AI Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA LEADER'S GUIDE TO THRIVING IN THE AI ERA\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery leader claims to be \"data-driven.\" Most organizations still can't turn that ambition into operational reality. AI initiatives launch with fanfare and stall when they hit legacy systems, siloed teams, and cultures that resist change. Governance policies get published but never reach the workflows where decisions are actually made. Pilots generate excitement but never scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe gap between strategy and execution has never been wider. And for Chief Data Officers, Chief Analytics Officers, and technology executives, closing that gap is now the job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Adaptive Organization\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a systematic approach to the problem. Built around the \u003cstrong\u003eCATALOG Framework\u003c\/strong\u003e, a model spanning seven interdependent domains (Culture and Talent, Analytics and AI, Technology and Architecture, Alignment, Leadership and Governance, Operations and Delivery, and Growth and Measurement), this book treats transformation as what it actually is: a human and organizational challenge, not a technology purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlaybooks for readiness assessments, governance design, and deployment at scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecision models for sequencing initiatives and navigating organizational politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA central argument, grounded in Deming's quality principles, that governance embedded in workflows is infrastructure to be invested in, not overhead to be minimized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal examples from government, defense, healthcare, and commercial enterprises\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about what AI can do. It is a book about what \u003cem\u003eleaders\u003c\/em\u003e must do: build organizational readiness, earn stakeholder trust, and sustain momentum when early wins fade and the work becomes grinding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for practitioners who are responsible for delivering results where resources are constrained, politics are real, and failure has consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by \u003cstrong\u003eDouglas B. Laney\u003c\/strong\u003e, pioneer of data infonomics and author of \u003cem\u003eInfonomics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eData Juice\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick McGarry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1960907123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960907127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Data Literacy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Patrick McGarry","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48743205437695,"sku":"9781960907127","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-adaptive-organization-patrick-mcgarry-9781960907127","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}