Why AI Governance OS Beats Rewiring Your Org Chart

·Jan 29, 2026 03:59 PM·

Experts say you need to “rewire your org chart” for AI. That takes 3 years, millions in consulting, and creates massive anxiety. I think that’s the wrong bottleneck. Leave the org chart alone. Install a Governance OS instead. Meaning: the rules travel with the workflow (prompts, data, tool calls), so your current teams can move fast without crashing. What this avoids:

You don’t need to flatten your hierarchy.
You don’t need to fire middle management.
You don’t need to turn your company into a “network of pods.”

RevOps angle: if you’re already seeing contradictory promises (Marketing says premium, Sales discounts, Support denies), or “my model works” battles between teams, you’re not early. You’re already bleeding. Question for this group: where are you feeling the biggest governance gap right now, Sales AI, Support AI, or Marketing AI?

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Martha P.
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Marketing AI for me. The gap I see most often: teams using AI to generate content faster, but no shared rules on tone, claims, or what needs human review. So you get volume, but inconsistent quality.
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Simon L.
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I agree, Marketing AI seems to be the biggest gap. Sales and Support have clearer feedback loops — you know fast when it breaks. Marketing AI can drift for months before anyone notices the damage.

Martha P.
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Marketing AI for me. The gap I see most often: teams using AI to generate content faster, but no shared rules on tone, claims, or what needs human review. So you get volume, but inconsistent quality.
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Simon L.
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I agree, Marketing AI seems to be the biggest gap. Sales and Support have clearer feedback loops — you know fast when it breaks. Marketing AI can drift for months before anyone notices the damage.