Top 10 Leadership and Management links of the week, curated by Corix Partners Founder and CEO JC Gaillard, focusing on cyber security of course, but also a large cross section of subjects including digital transformation, emerging tech, AI governance and the future of work.

This Week >> The message is clear: AI without discipline is chaos.

- Ignore quantum-resistant encryption? Q-Day will punish you.
- Let agents sprawl? Complexity spirals.
- Run AI experiments without accountability? No value.
- Boards now demand results — not pilots.
- AI-first models win only with governance + leadership.

The future belongs to organizations that secure early, orchestrate intelligently, and design accountability in from day one.

 

Q-Day: Catastrophic for Businesses Ignoring Quantum-Resistant Encryption

Organizations delaying quantum-resistant encryption risk a sudden, irreversible collapse of today’s security assumptions once quantum computing reaches scale.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2026/02/16/q-day-catastrophic-for-businesses-ignoring-quantum-resistant-encryption/

 

Taming Agent Sprawl: 3 Pillars of AI Orchestration

Without centralized orchestration, AI agents multiply unchecked, creating operational chaos, security exposure, and fragmented value.

https://www.cio.com/article/4132287/taming-agent-sprawl-3-pillars-of-ai-orchestration.html

 

Accountability by Design in the Agentic Organization

Embedding clear decision rights and accountability structures is essential when autonomous AI agents begin acting alongside humans.

https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/our-insights/the-organization-blog/accountability-by-design-in-the-agentic-organization

 

AI Is No Longer About Experiments — It’s About Results

Boards have shifted from curiosity to ROI pressure, forcing tech leaders to translate AI pilots into measurable business outcomes.

https://www.itpro.com/business/business-strategy/ai-is-no-longer-about-experiments-it-is-about-results-boards-are-pushing-for-faster-returns-on-ai-investments-and-tech-leaders-cant-keep-pace

 

Why Your Digital Investments Aren’t Creating Value

Digital transformation fails when organizations digitize processes without redesigning operating models and incentives.

https://hbr.org/2026/02/why-your-digital-investments-arent-creating-value

 

Why Chaotic AI Experiments Aren’t Producing Business Value

Scattered AI pilots without strategic alignment or governance rarely scale into enterprise impact.

https://drive.starcio.com/2026/02/why-chaotic-ai-experiments-arent-producing-business-value/

 

How AI-First Operating Models Unlock Scalable Value

Sustainable AI advantage requires redesigning workflows, talent, and decision systems around intelligence at the core.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/02/how-ai-first-operating-models-unlock-scalable-value/

 

Machines Execute. Humans Lead.

In the age of AI, competitive edge shifts from technical capability to human leadership, judgment, and culture.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/leadership/why-ai-is-a-leadership-problem-not-a-tech-one/502359

 

The Cure for the AI Hype Hangover

Enterprise AI delivers value only when expectations are grounded in operational reality rather than inflated promises.

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4131152/enterprise-ai-is-not-a-magic-key.html

 

Will LLMs Become Obsolete?

The future of AI may move beyond standalone large language models toward more integrated, specialized, and hybrid architectures.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwerner/2026/02/14/will-llms-become-obsolete/

 

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Corix Partners is a Boutique Management Consultancy Firm and Thought-Leadership Platform, focused on assisting CIOs and other C-level executives in resolving Cyber Security Strategy, Organisation & Governance challenges.

Our Founder and CEO JC Gaillard is is a leading strategic advisor and a globally-recognised cybersecurity thought-leader with over 25 years of experience developed in several financial institutions in the UK and continental Europe, and a track-record at driving fundamental change in the security field across global organisations, looking beyond the technical horizon into strategy, governance, culture, and the real dynamics of business transformation.

He is the author of:

• “Cyber Security: The Lost Decade – A Security Governance Handbook for the CISO and the CIO” first published in September 2017 with updated annual editions released every year up to 2021;
• “The CyberSecurity Leadership Handbook for the CISO and the CEO” first released on Amazon in February 2023 (updated edition released in July 2024);
• “The Cybersecurity Spiral of Failure” released on Amazon in January 2024, and
• “The First 100 Days of the New CISO” released on Amazon in November 2025.

 

By Jean-Christophe Gaillard

Keywords: Cybersecurity, Leadership, GRC

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