GLOBAL STUDY FINDS WIDENING GAP BETWEEN AI AMBITION AND WORKFORCE READINESS
Only 36% of leaders say their talent strategy shows AI will create opportunities for workers, underscoring a gap between adoption plans and workforce readiness.
- On Thursday, the Adecco Group released a global study of 2,000 c-suite executives across 13 countries, revealing a persistent gap between corporate AI ambition and actual workforce readiness.
- Management and technology consultancy BearingPoint released a companion report identifying structural barriers preventing organizations from scaling AI, with 73% of finance leaders describing their current adoption as minimal or basic.
- Research shows 45% of business leaders expect AI agents in workflows within 12 months, yet only 30% of workers agree, while just 36% of leaders say their talent strategy clearly demonstrates AI-driven opportunities.
- Adecco Group CEO Denis Machuel warned that "AI may move at software speed, but organizational trust moves at human speed," emphasizing companies must prioritize transparency and accountability to turn pilots into performance.
- Scaling remains a major challenge, as only 9% of CFOs report successful AI implementation in line with expectations, with 74% citing data quality as the most significant constraint to achieving enterprise-wide transformation.
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