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In a recent episode of Edge of Excellence, we sat down with Urvashi Batra, Co-Founder and CEO of PrioriWise, to unpack how businesses can unlock AI outcomes.
Throughout our conversation, Urvashi challenged conventional thinking around AI adoption, growth strategies, data insights, and the important role of human-centered leadership in turning AI from activity into impact.
Below we’ve highlighted 7 key leadership takeaways from our conversation.
One of the most powerful sound bites from the episode:
“Activity does not equal impact.”
Many organizations rush into AI because of FOMO (fear of missing out). They start by asking:
But that’s the wrong starting point.
Instead, leaders should ask:
Building a chatbot is not an outcome, but improving adoption by 20% through a targeted AI initiative is. The difference is subtle, but it’s important.
AI is often framed as a technical investment, but the real multiplier is human. Urvashi shared an insight from an ISG conference:
For every:
1 unit of AI technology investment, you need:Most organizations underestimate:
Technology is easy compared to cultural adoption. If AI isn’t embedded into daily habits, incentives, and workflows, it won’t stick.
For IT service providers and MSPs especially, growth is often hidden in expansion triggers inside existing accounts. The challenge is that data is scattered everywhere:
Without AI-driven data insights, teams become reactive. They see fires instead of trends. Urvashi described this common trap perfectly:
“Great delivery, but no growth.”
Teams are crushing execution but lack time to translate metrics into business impact stories for clients. PrioriWise is changing that by:
Growth becomes a byproduct of trust and visibility instead of pressure to “sell more.”
In today’s environment, productivity and automation dominate AI conversations, but Urvashi offered a critical reminder that AI must support human judgment, not remove it.
Human-centered AI:
The “last mile” of AI will always require human leadership. AI can surface patterns, but humans build trust.
Beyond business outcomes, we discussed something equally important: AI as a democratizing force.
AI has the potential to:
But there’s a risk that exists. If only well-funded companies with massive VC backing dominate AI adoption, the gap widens.
Universities, nonprofits, and community organizations play a critical role in:
Boston’s ecosystem, from Rootless Social to AI-focused women’s networks and university leadership boards, demonstrates how community involvement drives ethical growth.
If Urvashi could leave leaders with one mindset shift, it’s this:
Stop treating AI as a technology advantage. Start treating it as a human advantage.
That means:
The best innovation doesn’t always come from the most polished resume or the loudest voice. It often comes from the people closest to the friction. When human insight combines with clean data and disciplined execution, that’s where real AI outcomes emerge.
Perhaps the most powerful reflection of the episode was a quote that perfectly captures leadership in the AI era:
“In a world where AI makes everything seem like we have to move faster, moving slowly is the fastest way to get where you want to be.”
In a hustle culture obsessed with speed:
Growth is about aligning the right technology to the right outcome at the right time.
If you know there’s untapped growth inside your existing accounts but lack visibility into it, PrioriWise helps surface expansion triggers, risk trends, and executive-ready insights, turning delivery into revenue. Book a conversation with PrioriWise.
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