Essentials: Technology Turmoil

AI is alienating many employees, but that’s not the only technology-related trouble leaders faced this year.

Some surveys have investment in AI topping more than $200 billion. But with this investment comes a growing anxiety among workers that the technology is just going to replace them. Meanwhile, in the boardroom, leaders are wondering whether it’s all worth it, and if they’re taking care of tech people as much as they are tech products.

In this Essentials, Korn Ferry’s experts break down the trials technology adoption caused in 2024, along with some of its bright spots.

AI: Avoiding The Wrong Move

As AI moves out of the gestation phase, CEOs are facing increasing pressure to figure out what’s next. Can boards help them avoid the all-or-nothing tendency?

A Tech-Worker Exodus?

Forty-four percent of employees plan to take a new job in the next 12 months. How much of a blow could this be for firms trying to adjust to AI?

A Blind Spot on Chatbots

A new survey shows three-quarters of consumers don’t trust bank chatbots for financial advice. Why leaders should be concerned.

A Host of New, Nifty AI Work Tools

Almost overnight, a host of cutting-edge AI tools have emerged. Some are great, but others… not so much.

 

Click out all the stories in The 2024 Essentials