Tag: AI Adoption

Leadership

Dear Leaders – Are You Ok?

Yesterday, I was talking with a senior executive at a large multinational corporation. I have realized that every conversation I am having in the recent past invariably becomes about AI – the rollouts, the pressure, the pace of change and the impact it is having on all of us. I’ve been writing about it for some time now. At some point, the mood of the conversation shifted and in a rare, candid moment, he said something that stopped me. “I worry about the impact AI is having on me, as a leader just as much as I worry about what […]

Leadership

What Memes Can Teach Us About Successful Adoption of AI

A recent survey done by MIT found that despite $30–40 billion in investments, 95% of generative AI pilots deliver no measurable P&L impact, with only 5% achieving multi-million-dollar value. The primary reason that they found was that AI systems failed to adapt to workflows, or evolve over time, unlike flexible consumer tools. They also found that there exists a “shadow AI economy”, which thrives as 90% of workers use tools like ChatGPT for personal tasks, bypassing stalled enterprise efforts. So, the question we need to ask is the following – While employees are using AI tools in their personal lives, […]