"Companies large and small are scrambling to implement AI in hopes of boosting productivity, while many are also stripping out the very leadership backbone needed to guide that change: managers. That's a dangerous contradiction. AI adoption won't fail because of the platform a company chooses. It will fail if the people employees trust most, their managers, aren't equipped to understand artificial intelligence, or if those roles disappear altogether."
"In today's climate of employee disengagement, burnout, and change fatigue, employees are resistant to yet another transformation. Thirty-one percent admit they're actively working against their company's AI initiatives. No platform, no matter how powerful, can overcome that level of pushback without leaders stepping in to bridge the gap. Enter the middle manager. Whether you call them people leaders or frontline supervisors, they are the best (and often only) individuals to help employees understand the "why" and the "what's in it for me." Yet only 34% of managers feel prepared to support AI adoption."
Companies are implementing AI while cutting managers, creating a contradiction that endangers adoption. AI will fail if trusted managers are absent or lack AI understanding. Employee disengagement, burnout, and change fatigue have produced resistance to transformation, with 31% actively opposing AI initiatives. No platform can overcome such pushback without leaders bridging the gap. Middle managers and frontline supervisors are positioned to explain the 'why' and 'what's in it for me,' yet only 34% feel prepared to support AI adoption. Zeno Group research shows 73% of middle managers value explaining decisions, while fewer than half of employees see executives' AI approaches as strategic. Managers need support to turn resistance into resilience.
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