Technology is altering the way leaders of all organizations in every industry are having to conduct business operations, from internal processes, customer outreach, insights and analytics, and risk. In the past year, the explosion of generative AI has forced leaders across industries and borders to wrestle with how to properly adopt this emerging technology or risk falling behind their competitors.

We polled leaders in the following areas:

• HUMALOGY^®: Measuring the integration of technology and human effort for work processes
• High Beam Insights: How adept are leaders at looking out into the future and preparing for transformation
• Leadership Strategies: How leaders are using technology, such as artificial intelligence, to win in the marketplace
• Digital Impact on Personnel: How the increasing pace of change and digital integration are impacting individuals
• Techno Ethics and Risk: How individuals feel emerging technology will impact organizations and society from a risk and ethics perspective

Some of our key findings include:

• A majority of leaders still believe their organizations do not have an adequate digital strategy
• Many leaders are concerned they risk falling behind the competition in utilizing artificial intelligence
• Organizations are still struggling to establish training programs to upskill their workforce with artificial intelligence and automation
• A majority of leaders see the need to integrate more technology into their organizations and daily lives
• Many leaders believe they are hindered from modernizing technologies because of budget restrictions

This report reflects the sentiments of leadership in medium and large organizations across broad industries. It is a wide-ranging look at how leaders view the way digital tools are changing the way we live and work.