---
id: "quote-barrier-everywhere"
type: "quote"
source_timestamps: ["§ Three Guiding Principles"]
tags: ["compliance", "culture"]
related: ["framework-moodys-guiding-principles"]
speaker: "Toby E. Stuart"
speakers: ["Toby E. Stuart"]
sources: ["execution"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-execution"
originDay: 8
articleStem: "hbr-cl-93-legacy-financial-all-in-genai"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2025/03/how-a-legacy-financial-institution-went-all-in-on-gen-ai"
sourceTitle: "How a Legacy Financial Institution Went All In on Gen AI"
---
# A Barrier Somewhere Is a Barrier Everywhere

## Quote — A Barrier Somewhere Is a Barrier Everywhere

> "The company needed buy-in from all groups to be successful—the leadership team took the position that when it came to gen AI, a barrier somewhere had the potential to be a barrier everywhere."

**— [[entity-toby-e-stuart|Toby E. Stuart]]**

### Context
The justification for embedding compliance/legal/risk directly into the change program. → [[framework-moodys-guiding-principles]] (Principle 2), [[action-integrate-risk-and-compliance]].