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Key Takeaways If leaders want employees to embrace AI, they need to do more than roll out a platform or issue a mandate. They need to create a safe space where people feel comfortable learning, experimenting and building new habits.
By coaching vs. mandating, modeling the behavior you want to see and positioning AI as a growth tool, leaders can ensure AI isn’t replacing anyone, but enhancing their abilities.
Most executives believe they’ve done their part on artificial intelligence. They’ve approved the tools, announced the initiative and moved on. But the adoption numbers tell a different story.
According to Slingshot‘s Digital Work Trends Report, 86% of C-suite executives believe AI usage is required in their company operations. Yet fewer than half (49%) of middle managers are reinforcing that expectation with their teams. This gap between what leaders announce and what employees actually do isn’t a technology problem. It’s a leadership one.
I’ve spent more than 35 years leading Infragistics, and one lesson which has remained true through every major technology shift is that the success of any new initiative depends less on the technology itself and more on how leaders introduce it. The organizations that see lasting change are the ones whose leaders create an environment where people can adopt new tools with confidence.
AI is no different. If leaders want employees to embrace it, they need to do more than roll out a platform or issue a mandate. They need to create a safe space where people feel comfortable learning, experimenting and building new habits. Here are three ways leaders can do so.
1. Coaching creates the confidence to experiment
Real AI adoption requires employees to experiment with the tools. But people won’t take those risks unless they feel safe doing so.
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