Agentic Organization: How AI Teammates Are Reshaping Leadership, Culture, and Work

The future of work is agentic-are you ready?

What happens when AI stops being just a tool and starts acting as a teammate? As intelligent agents join the workforce, organizations must rethink how they build teams, make decisions, and lead at scale.

The Agentic Organization is your executive guide to designing and sustaining high-performance, hybrid teams-where human expertise and AI collaborate with purpose.

Drawing on two decades of leadership in global software and AI transformation, Jonathan Waite combines vivid frontline stories with proven frameworks to help leaders navigate the new world of human-AI collaboration.

This comprehensive guide will help you:

• Redesign operating models for seamless human-agent collaboration
• Build adaptive rituals that scale learning, not just efficiency
• Navigate trust, transparency, and accountability in the AI era
• Develop agentic playbooks and cross-generational talent strategies
• Establish governance rhythms for sustainable AI integration
• Avoid common pitfalls like over-automation, cultural drift, and pilot fatigue

From factory floors to boardrooms, from missed alerts to breakthrough rituals, this book doesn't just offer strategy-it captures the hard-won wisdom and practical tools to lead in a world where AI learns, adapts, and acts alongside us.

Leadership in the agentic era isn't about control. It's about empowering teams-human and machine-to build, learn, and evolve together.

• C-suite executives navigating AI transformation
• Team leaders building hybrid human-AI workflows
• HR professionals developing AI-era talent strategies
• Operations managers implementing intelligent automation
• Anyone preparing for the future of work

✓ Real-world case studies from frontline AI implementations
✓ Proven frameworks tested across global organizations
✓ Practical playbooks you can implement immediately
✓ Expert insights from 20+ years of leadership experience
✓ Future-focused strategies for sustainable AI integration