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OneAccord Releases Volume II of The Field Guide to the New Economy: Leadership & Oversight for AI Governance

New publication equips executives with a governance blueprint to scale AI deployment responsibly, replacing guesswork with accountability.

Most operators evaluate their output against their own previous work, which is the lowest possible bar.”— J.R. Covey

OneAccord's When2AI Imprint today announced the launch of Volume II: Leadership & Oversight, the second entry in The Field Guide to the New Economy series authored by J.R. Covey. While Volume I provided individual operators with a repeatable framework for producing defensible work using AI, Volume II supplies organizational leadership with the governance layer above that: the business rationale, deployment sequencing, and acceptable-use policies required before AI is scaled across a team.

According to the series, most operators are leveraging AI without a process for assessing whether the output is any good, or determining who is responsible when it is not. Volume I addressed that shortfall at the individual level. Volume II extends that same rigor to the organization, offering executives a structured method for governing AI adoption instead of reacting to it on a team-by-team basis.

"Most operators evaluate their output against their own previous work, which is the lowest possible bar. The question is not whether this is better than the last one you wrote. The question is whether it is better than the best one your competitor is going to send."

J.R. Covey | Author, The Field Guide to the New Economy | Principal, OneAccord

About The Field Guide to the New Economy
Volume I (ISBN 979-8-9965952-0-4) and Volume II (ISBN 979-8-9965952-1-1) are published in paperback, 6×9, by the When2AI Imprint. Both volumes are currently available on Amazon. Covey is also the creator of the When2AI diagnostic platform, which generates AI deployment use-case reports for businesses based on size, industry, and need.

"J.R. has spent his career helping leaders see the patterns they can't see in themselves. This series takes that same discipline and applies it to the biggest operational blind spot most businesses have right now, which is how they're actually using AI. We're proud to publish it. We are more excited to teach these these lessons in a hands-on two-day workshop this fall."

Nick Anderson | CEO | OneAccord

About OneAccord
OneAccord is a business advisory and consulting firm headquartered in Kirkland, WA. With more than 25 years of experience and 750+ client engagements across 27 states, OneAccord partners with leadership teams to clarify strategy, align organizations, and build the execution discipline needed to grow. Services include strategic planning, business coaching, talent advisory, and fractional and interim C-suite leadership. Guided by its core values of Truth, Compassion, and Service, the firm is committed to its mission: Building Value. Built on Values.

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