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Leadership, with AI. A 30-day pilot you can measure.

Pilot one leadership reporting workflow that drafts from approved numbers and source notes, while interpretation, commitments and board decisions stay with leaders.

What the AI prepares

What the model drafts in a leadership pilot, and where a person steps in.

  • KPI commentary

    KPI commentary is drafted from approved numbers with assumptions shown.

  • Board summaries

    Board summaries include source links, open questions and decisions needed.

  • Decision briefs

    Decision briefs compare options, risks, cost, owner and next review point.

  • Meeting actions

    Leadership meeting notes become action owners, deadlines and unresolved decisions.

KPIs are the weakest habit

Of the four management practice areas ONS tracks, UK firms score lowest on key performance indicators. Clear monthly commentary helps close that gap.

Average management practice score, 0 to 1
  • Continuous improvement0.80
  • Employment practices0.64
  • Targets0.49
  • Key performance indicators0.42
Source: Management practices in the UK: 2016 to 2023 (opens in a new tab), Office for National Statistics, May 2024. UK firms with 10 or more employees, 2023.

Three in four UK executives use AI in a typical week

In under a year, the share of UK executives who never use AI fell from 45% to 25%.

How often UK executives use AI
  • Never, early 202545%
  • Never, winter 2025/2625%
  • An hour or more a week, early 202519%
  • An hour or more a week, winter 2025/2629%
Source: Firm Data on AI (NBER Working Paper 34836) (opens in a new tab), NBER, using Bank of England Decision Maker Panel data, February 2026. Senior executives at UK businesses with 10 or more employees.

What UK firms expect from AI

UK firms expect AI to lift productivity by about 1.9% over three years, and their expected effect on their own headcount has turned more negative.

+1.9%productivity UK firms expect from AI over the next three years
Expected fall in own headcount from AI, next three years
  • Feb to Apr 2025−0.8%
  • Nov 2025 to Jan 2026−1.4%
Source: Firm Data on AI (NBER Working Paper 34836) (opens in a new tab), NBER, using Bank of England Decision Maker Panel data, February 2026. UK businesses with 10 or more employees.

Start with one clear decision

The two-week diagnostic ends with build, pause, clean up first or do nothing, for this workflow.

See the rollout diagnostic

How the pilot runs

Track prep time, challenged assumptions, source gaps and decision follow-through. Keep it only if decisions get clearer, not just faster.

  1. 01

    What goes in

    KPI export, board notes, open actions and decision log.

  2. 02

    What comes out

    Commentary, risk summary, assumptions and decision brief.

  3. 03

    Who checks it

    MD, founder or leadership lead.

  4. 04

    Never without approval

    External reporting, financial claims, staff decisions or board recommendations.

Common questions

Can the AI act on its own?

No. It prepares drafts and checks. A person signs off before any of this happens: external reporting, financial claims, staff decisions or board recommendations.

What does it cost to start?

The AI Rollout Diagnostic is £1,500 fixed and takes two weeks. You get a clear answer for this workflow: build, pause, clean up first or do nothing.

How do we know it worked?

Track prep time, challenged assumptions, source gaps and decision follow-through. The pilot is kept only if those numbers improve.

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