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Why Most Enterprise AI Strategies Fail And What to Do Instead with Eddie Short | Global AI Officer

Most enterprise AI strategies fail NOT because the technology isn’t ready, but because organisations are still operating with 20th-century models. In this episode, Global Chief Digital, Data & AI Officer Eddie Short breaks down what’s really going wrong, and what leaders must do instead to build AI into the DNA of their organisations. With over 30 years of experience as a Fortune 1000 CTO/CDO, Big Four partner, and transformation leader across telecoms, retail, FMCG, healthcare and private equity, Eddie has helped global organisations embed AI at scale, redesign operating models, and drive step-change performance. This is a direct conversation about what actually moves the needle in enterprise AI adoption. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: →Why most enterprise AI strategies fail →Why bolt-on approach never works (and what built-in AI means) →How to architect an AI-enabled organisation →Why use-cases are outdated thinking →Why AI success is 70% reinvention of work, 20% data & tech, 10% algorithms →How to move from backward-looking to predictive-by-design →The new talent model: hybrid, fractional, capability-based →Real examples from telecoms,healthcare, retail, FMCG, and private equity CHAPTERS: 00:00 – Intro 01:53 – Eddie’s early career & the first dot-com era 02:50 – Building Capgemini’s data & analytics practice 05:00 – Data vs information: the core paradox 06:27 – Risk, compliance, and why organisations architect badly 07:30 – The birth of the Intelligent Enterprise model 09:10 – Value creation: one plus one equals eight 10:40 – Why most orgs have a financial plan but no real strategy 12:00 – AI as a business capability, not a tech project. 15:48 – Eddie’s motivation: AI as a new industrial revolution 16:40 – AI is 70% changing how people work (not algorithms) 24:00 – Why UK enterprises resist the AI they use at home daily 25:37 – Why use cases are outdated: macro capabilities are the future 27:14 – Input vs output KPIs & predictive-by-design models 33:00 – Real enterprise examples 45:56 – Private equity and the pace of AI-driven value creation 49:45 – Why Copilot isn’t a strategy & the danger of horizontal AI tooling 51:10 – Great AI needs great data? Not always. The Google lesson. 52:20 – CEOs can’t delegate AI, it must be a top 3 priority CONNECT WITH EDDIE SHORT LinkedIn:   / eddie-short-0b683a   WORK WITH MBN SOLUTIONS If you’re building AI, data or engineering capability or redesigning your operating model , MBN helps organisations hire better, move faster, and build world-class teams. 🔗 Follow MBN Solutions on LinkedIn:   / mbn-recruitment-solutions   📩 For questions, guest recommendations, or to connect: Email: michael@mbnsolutions.com Visit MBN Solutions website at www.mbnsolutions.com #techleaders #softwaredevelopment #tech #careergrowth #techleadership #cto #engineering #softwareengineering #careeradvice #ai #artificialintelligence #leadership #agenticai #agentic #selfimprovement #motivation #teambuilding #data #chiefdata If you enjoyed this conversation with Eddie Short, make sure you: 👉 Subscribe to the channel 👉 Leave a comment with your biggest takeaway 👉 Share this with a colleague working in AI, data or transformation Please note: The views expressed by the guest in this episode are their own and do not reflect those of their current or former employers.