Governance Beats Gadgets — L.E.K. Consulting’s Adamantia Velonis on Getting Enterprise AI Right at Scale

In this episode of Advising the Advisors, Bolu interviews Ada Velonis, IT strategy lead at L.E.K. Consulting, about misconceptions and mistakes enterprises make when adopting AI. Ada emphasizes aligning AI initiatives with strategic business drivers rather than aimless experimentation. She highlights the importance of governance, change management, and cataloging AI use cases to manage risk and foster innovation. Ada also discusses the shift from individual productivity use cases to re-architecting entire processes for transformative value, and the need for continuous conversation, benchmarking, and measurement to keep up with the rapid pace of change in AI. She notes that while AI can accelerate fact-finding and output creation in consulting, core human skills like problem diagnosis, stakeholder engagement, and influence remain essential.