{"id":189505,"date":"2026-02-21T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T16:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T21:35:11","slug":"new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book, Building Smarter with AI, Positions Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Imperative for Construction Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groundbreakcarolinas.com\/new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders\/\">New Book, Building Smarter with AI, Positions Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Imperative for Construction Leaders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/groundbreakcarolinas.com\/new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders\/\">https:\/\/groundbreakcarolinas.com\/new-book-building-smarter-with-ai-positions-artificial-intelligence-as-a-strategic-imperative-for-construction-leaders\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-02-21 16:14:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"groundbreakcarolinas.com\">groundbreakcarolinas.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>[AI as a Leadership Test]<\/strong>: AI is framed as a significant leadership challenge rather than merely a technological initiative. Successful firms will make strategic choices and align their business models to remain competitive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Shift from Experimentation to Strategy]<\/strong>: The book encourages a transition from AI experimentation to establishing enterprise-level strategies that align with core business objectives.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Aligned and Disciplined Organizations]<\/strong>: AI will amplify existing pressures in the industry, rewarding firms that create structured, strategically aligned, and data-disciplined organizations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Governance and Risk Management]<\/strong>: Gallagher emphasizes building governance structures that manage risks and maintain trust, using AI to enhance rather than replace human decision-making.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Leverage Across Functions]<\/strong>: AI has the potential to reshape various aspects of construction business, including business development, operations, safety, marketing, and talent development, but should be adopted without fragmentation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Focus on Leadership and Culture]<\/strong>: The book provides strategies for CEOs and executive leaders focusing on practical leadership challenges rather than technical complexities. It aims at fostering a culture where AI complements human judgment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>[Strategic Framework for AI Adoption]<\/strong>: Building Smarter with AI offers a structured framework for addressing AI adoption grounded in leadership, culture, and disciplined execution, avoiding reactive management to competitive pressure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Book, Building Smarter with AI, Positions Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Imperative for Construction&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":189506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/groundbreakcarolinas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BSAI-BG-3-e1771613025162.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-189505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189505"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189505"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189507,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189505\/revisions\/189507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}