AI is evolving from experimentation into a core strategic technology, but not every organization is at the same stage. These five steps help you assess where you are today and what it takes to move AI from pilot projects to lasting, organization wide impact.

Which factors are making my organization more inward-oriented? TIAS professor of Strategic Leadership Ron Meyer presents an insightful tool to kickstart your thinking: Five Company-Centric Forces Model.

Today, most organizations don’t lack AI ideas. On the contrary, use cases, pilots, and proof-of-concepts are piling up. Yet, strategic impact often remains limited—not because the technology falls short, but because ideas are treated too quickly as if they were already decisions.

Jill Bolte Taylor: “We have so much more power over what’s going on inside our brain than we’ve ever been trained to believe.”

AI pilots succeed remarkably often. They deliver working models, accurate predictions, and convincing demos. Yet in most cases, that is where it ends. The step from pilot to structural impact is rarely taken. This is not a technology issue. In most cases, the technology works just fine. The problem lies elsewhere: scaling affects the organization, not IT.

Good AI doesn’t start with data or a model, but with five sharp choices that determine whether it will actually be used later or just sound clever on paper.

Why Governance, Assurance, and Accountability must keep pace with AI innovation”

Barry Posner: “Organizations can make you a manager, but they cannot make you a leader.”

Fenya and Axel Ten Kortenaar on personal leadership, generational differences, and the impact of their TIAS education.

Planning to start a TIAS program in 2026? Benefit from the most favorable rates available to you until January 31.

Amy Edmondson: “We don’t have the answers yet. We’re going to have to create them together.”

This ranking highlights business schools that are preparing future leaders with the tools to address today’s most pressing social and environmental challenges.

'Vision is the driver of change—sustainable change. Look at the big picture, not the micro.'

“Forty to sixty percent of the strategy gets lost during execution.”

Once again, gold for Randstad and TIAS, this time for the Future Executive Program Asia-Pacific.

At the frontiers of IT Auditing

Financial Times EMBA Ranking 2025: TIAS EMBA maintains leading position in the Netherlands in Career Progress.

Last week QS published its World University Business Masters Ranking 2026 for Masters in Management. The TIAS Full-Time Master in Management (MScBA) once again earns international recognition. This year, the program is ranked within the top 37% of all programs worldwide. This ranking has become increasingly competitive, now featuring 232 programs from 44 countries, up from 203 programs last year.

Leadership is evolving and so must our thinking. In season 2 of Rethinking Leadership, we broaden our perspective. This new season features in-depth conversations with globally renowned thought leaders who are reshaping the way we understand leadership, human behavior, and organizational culture.

Recently QS published the Global MBA Ranking 2026. The TIAS Full-Time MBA program has improved its strong position among the world’s leading programs. Placing withing the top 26% of MBA programs worldwide. This year’s edition includes 389 programs, an increase from 340 last year. Underlining the growing prestige of this ranking.