Governance Intelligence Digest
Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 90-second read · 4 initiatives · 5 signal sources
Advisory loop closure measures what % of this week’s Governance Advisor recommendations have been committed to by the CIO. A rate below 80% signals that the advisory loop is not fully closing — recommendations are being generated but not acted upon. Commit to remaining recommendations in the Governance Advisor.
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Leaders are announcing change but not closing the feedback loop
Recommended action: Introduce a structured "heard & responded" cadence: within 48h of any change announcement, a named leader must publish a visible response to the top 3 employee questions surfaced in Slack/Glint.
Evidence: Glint Q4: 67% of employees report "I don't know if my feedback was heard." Slack escalation language up 31% in channels where no leader response was posted within 72h.
Top 3 Governance Risks — Action Required
Sentiment circuit breaker breach in ~2 weeks
AI displacement anxiety at 41/100 and declining at −2.1pp/week. Cascade contamination already active in 2 other initiatives.
Publish CIO workforce commitment statement within 5 business days.
14 unresolved blockers with no DRI assigned
Org restructure sentiment at 34/100 — lowest in portfolio. RACI completion stalled at 67%. Fragmentation threshold (30/100) projected in 3 weeks.
Mandate 1:1 role clarity conversations for all managers within 10 business days.
Shadow adoption gap: 73% login vs 41% feature use
Operational metrics show on-track adoption but sentiment at 52/100 and declining. Forced compliance risk if velocity continues.
Run value discovery sprint with 201–500 employee segment this week.
Committed Actions — Accountability Loop
Launch AI governance charter working group
From brief: Feb 21 · Owner: CIOPublish RACI matrix for org restructure
From brief: Feb 14 · Owner: CHRODeploy email enablement sessions for 201-500 segment
From brief: Feb 7 · Owner: CTOEstablish Copilot usage policy and acceptable use guidelines
From brief: Jan 31 · Owner: CIOConduct all-hands on org restructure timeline
From brief: Jan 24 · Owner: CHROSentiment Trajectory — All Initiatives
Most Urgent Circuit Breaker
Cascade Amplification Threshold — Threshold: 35/100
Below 35/100, AI displacement anxiety reaches a level where it actively amplifies negative sentiment in other initiatives (Copilot rollout, org restructure). This is the cascade trigger point — crossing it requires immediate CIO intervention and a portfolio-level governance pause.
Priority Decision — Awaiting Commitment
Publish decision log update and schedule CEO Q&A — overdue 11 days
Slack ONA data shows the information vacuum is being filled by speculation. Glint clarity scores are in freefall. Trust is being withdrawn one unanswered question at a time — and trust deficits created during restructures outlast the restructure itself.