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A Digital Work Trends Report from Slingshot finds that while 86% of C-suite executives say AI use is mandatory at their companies, only 49% of middle managers are actually reinforcing that expectation with their teams. An Infragistics executive argues the disconnect stems from leadership style, not technology, since employees need coaching and modeling rather than top-down mandates to adopt new tools.
A recent survey found that 46% of C-suite executives say workplace AI adoption has made them consider leaving their current industry altogether. The findings also point to broader worker unease, with many employees expressing nostalgia for office life before AI tools became standard.
A veteran executive who has spent over 20 years balancing a demanding leadership role with raising two sons reflects on how guilt shaped her early parenting years, recalling a moment when a child assumed her sons' mother was dead because she was rarely seen. She describes learning to separate presence and sacrifice from constant guilt as her career and family both matured.