Only 15% of managers consistently use gen AI, but 40% of business graduate students do. These managers and leaders of the near future will soon enter a workforce that is underprepared for them and poorly designed for them to put their abilities to use. This article explores how organizations should respond. Companies should learn to become a magnet for gen AI-savvy talent, and discover how to best onboard, engage, integrate, and retain the next generation of AI-capable managers.
It has become common to hear the statement “AI won’t replace managers — managers who use AI will replace managers who don’t use AI.” We strongly agree with this sentiment, but clearly this new paradigm hasn’t arrived yet.
Only 15% of leaders and managers consistently use generative AI in their daily work, according to a forthcoming Capgemini Research Institute survey of more than 1,400 leaders and managers. Our direct experience also confirms that many managers are unaware of the potential of gen AI in various aspects of their roles, from preparing for important meetings to analyzing different perspectives and trade-offs on business issues.