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UK firms embrace AI boom, but bosses lack training to deliver it, report finds
Seventy percent of managers use generative AI for advice, but only 12% feel very confident leading AI-enabled teams, CMI said.
- On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, the Chartered Management Institute reported that UK AI ambitions risk stalling due to a shortage of managers with skills and confidence to turn investment into productivity.
- More than two thirds of organisations remain stuck in the experimentation phase, even though over half of managers believe their organisation will be 'AI future-ready' within the next year.
- A credibility gap exists, with 64% of senior leaders encouraging AI experimentation, yet only 13% of managers believe those leaders actively test the tools themselves. Seven in ten managers prefer seeking advice from generative AI over their supervisors.
- Confidence in leading AI-enabled teams remains low, with just 12% of managers feeling 'very confident,' while only 5% report transformational productivity gains and 26% report no gains at all.
- CMI Chief Executive Ann Francke OBE warned that "Britain cannot become an AI leader if leadership capability itself is left behind," emphasizing technology alone will not deliver transformation.
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