Dr. Myra Roldan
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Your AI pilot worked.So why didn't anything change?

L.E.A.D. the AI Shift is the leader's playbook for getting AI out of pilot purgatory and into how your organization actually works. Pre-order today and become a Founding Reader.

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Cover of L.E.A.D. the AI Shift by Myra Roldan, published by De Gruyter Brill
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The problem

Welcome to pilot purgatory

Most AI pilots don't fail. They just never grow up. And across defense, space, medical, and enterprise, the reason is almost never the technology. It's money, ownership, guardrails, data, and a plan.

01

The pilot works

Great demo. Happy sponsor. A slide that says "success."

02

Nobody owns what's next

No budget past the demo, no guardrails, no plan for the people or the data.

03

Nothing changes

Six months later, the dashboard is open on one laptop.

The framework

The way out has four letters

The fix isn't a better model. It's leadership. Right? The book walks you through the four moves that turn a pilot into how your company works.

L

Lead With Strategy

Tie every AI use case to a business goal, not a shiny tool.

E

Enable Your Workforce

Give people the skills and the permission to actually use it.

A

Align Your Operations

Rework the process, the owners, and the handoffs around it.

D

Deployment Discipline & Impact Measurement

Guardrails, monitoring, and proof it moved the needle.

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What you get when you pre-order

You don't need another AI tool. You need to know which pilots deserve your money, why the stuck ones are stuck, and what to ask for. That's the bonus.

Executive edition · 17 pages

The L.E.A.D. Pilot-to-Adoption Toolkit

Built for the executive, not IT. Start with the fifteen-minute version:

  • 01Spot the patternSeven reasons AI pilots stall. Most stuck pilots carry two or three.
  • 02Set your baselineTake the AI Readiness Assessment and see where you're weakest.
  • 03Triage the portfolioPut every pilot on one grid: scale, fix, contain, or kill.
  • 04Assign the decisionsWho funds it, who approves the data, who sets guardrails, who owns it when it breaks.
  • 05Brief the boardA one-page brief for each pilot you keep, with a completed example.

Then hand off the team section: a working session for each L.E.A.D. move and a pilot-to-adoption scorecard. Arrives in your inbox right after you claim.

Credential

Your Founding Reader badge

A verified digital badge through GrokCred to share on LinkedIn. It says you lead AI, not just buy it.

Live session

A masterclass with Dr. M

"From pilot to adoption in 90 days," live during launch week. Bring your stuck pilot. Recording included.

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Order 25 or more copies and Dr. M runs a 60-minute L.E.A.D. session with your team. Order 100 or more and it becomes a half-day workshop.

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Technology doesn't change organizations. People do, when someone leads them through it.Dr. Myra Roldan
The author

Meet Dr. M

Dr. Myra Roldan is the founder and CEO of UnDesto AI and an AI Trusted Advisor to executives across defense, space, medical, and enterprise. She took the long way into tech, from Puerto Rico to nursing to AWS, and became the first Latina Chief AI Officer along the way.

  • First Latina Chief AI Officer
  • Former AWS leader
  • LinkedIn Top AI Voice
  • ATD 2025 Outstanding Professional
  • Keynote speaker since 2017
  • 6th book
Questions

Before you claim

Does it have to be Amazon?

Nope. Pre-order anywhere you like. An order number from any bookseller works.

What's actually in the toolkit?

A 17-page executive edition. The first half is for you: the seven stall patterns, a readiness baseline, a portfolio triage grid, a decision-rights map, and a one-page board brief with a completed example. The second half is for your team: a working session for each L.E.A.D. move and a pilot-to-adoption scorecard.

When does the bonus show up?

The toolkit arrives by email right after you claim. Your badge and masterclass invite come closer to launch.

When is the masterclass?

During launch week in March 2027. Founding Readers get the exact date and link first.

Do I need to leave a review to get the bonus?

No. The bonus is a thank-you for pre-ordering, full stop. Honest reviews are always welcome, never required.

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