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# Why even your best employees work around AI systems that function well

**Publication**

Harvard Business Review (United States) · subscribers only

**Author**

Das Narayandas

**Published on**

Date unknown

## Summary

According to the author, companies are deploying AI systems faster than they are redesigning the governance around them. Many AI systems remain permanent advisers rather than true decision-makers, because organisations do not transfer authority along with responsibility. When employees remain personally accountable for outcomes, bypassing the system is a rational act of self-protection, even if the AI outperforms humans. The author draws parallels with earlier precedents seen with ERP systems, credit scoring and revenue management tools. The issue is becoming more significant with the rise of agentic AI capable of acting autonomously. The author argues that executives need to redesign roles, decision rights, incentives and governance so that responsibility follows authority.

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[Read the article on Harvard Business Review →](https://hbr.org/2026/11/why-even-your-best-employees-override-ai-systems-that-work)

## Classification

**Country**

Worldwide scope

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Keywords**

AI governance, AI adoption, agentic AI, accountability, decision-making

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Harvard Business Review and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.