Here's a situation I'd bet is playing out in some company you know, right now. The website says "We never misuse your data." Big font, friendly blue. Meanwhile the new customer chatbot, which a vendor set up in about three weeks, is saving every chat. Where do those logs go? Nobody's checked. Marketing doesn't know. Security never got asked. Legal signed off on the contract, but nobody showed them the product. Is anyone lying? Honestly, no. In a way it's worse than lying, bec

If you speak to directors privately, not during the official meeting but afterwards, over coffee or in the corridor, you’ll hear something interesting. It’s not panic. It’s not even fear. It’s uncertainty. Not the usual kind. Not the “markets are volatile” kind. Boards have handled that for decades. This is different. The uncertainty now is about understanding what exactly they are responsible for in a world that keeps rewriting the rules. The key issues for boards in 2026 ar