AI Will Not Replace Leaders. It Will Expose Bad Ones.

Rene Grywnow’s 5-Minute Business Punch · Aug 18, 2026 · 5m

Week 33 argued that judgment, not information, is the scarce resource. Week 34 asks what happens to leaders who never had much judgment — now that AI has removed the excuse that covered for them.

AI doesn’t create leadership weakness; it removes the fog that hid it. For years, slow information gave average leaders cover — a slow decision looked reasonable while everyone “waited on the numbers.” When analysis that took days now takes minutes, that excuse expires, and AI works like an X-ray for competence. Grant Thornton’s 2026 survey found many executives doubt their organization could pass an…