{"product_id":"the-ai-transformation-thaer-m-barakat-9798180376893","title":"The AI Transformation: A Leader's Guide to Planning, Governing, and Delivering Change That Lasts","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost AI transformations fail. Not because the technology does not work. Because organisations treat AI as a technology project when it is fundamentally an operating model transformation - and because leadership teams expect the organisation to change while remaining unchanged themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe AI Transformation\u003c\/b\u003e is a practitioner's guide for executives who are leading or sponsoring AI transformation programmes. It covers the full arc of transformation leadership: from the decision to begin, through governance, programme structure, people, measurement, and failure recovery, to the disciplines that sustain transformation after the programme closes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a practitioner with more than twenty years of experience inside large and complex organisations, this book does not offer abstract frameworks or vendor-sponsored optimism. It offers the honest account of what AI transformation actually demands - of the programme, of the organisation, and of the executive leading it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat this book covers: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy AI transformations fail and how to recognise the warning signs early\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe three levels of AI change - and how to know which one your organisation is genuinely ready for\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe leadership shifts that transformation requires and that most executives underestimate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to build a governance model designed for the actual conditions of AI deployment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to structure a programme that delivers sustained value rather than impressive activity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe people question - and why it must be answered before the technology is selected\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to measure what matters rather than what is easy to count\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat to do when the programme encounters serious difficulty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow to sustain transformation after the formal programme ends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the third book in The AI Leadership Trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e Book 1 - \u003ci\u003eYour AI Team\u003c\/i\u003e - covers deploying AI agents inside your organisation. Book 2 - \u003ci\u003eThe AI-Powered Business\u003c\/i\u003e - covers running a company whose operations are built around AI. Book 3 - this book - addresses the transformation that makes both possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach book can be read independently. Together, they form a complete account of what it takes to bring AI from concept to operating reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thaer M. Barakat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180376893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Thaer M. Barakat","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084221554943,"sku":"9798180376893","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ai-transformation-thaer-m-barakat-9798180376893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}