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The AI race has already begun. Are you keeping pace?
As AI moves deeper into work, organizations need the capabilities to continually reshape operations, roles, and their culture alongside it.
Eagle Hill Consulting surveyed senior business leaders to understand how organizational capabilities are evolving alongside AI adoption. We found that while AI is increasingly embedded in core operations, management practices, workforce strategies and organizational cultures are not evolving at the same pace.
Realizing AI momentum
The senior business leaders we interviewed have already realized measurable results with their AI investment:
AI adoption is outpacing organizational adaptation
The real race isn't about the technology. It's about changing how work gets done and the degree to which organizations have to adapt and change. The proof? 84% of senior executives report current cultural factors are limiting AI success.
Q: What factors most influence AI success?
Adaptation is critical
AI adoption is accelerating faster than organizational adaptation. The biggest challenge today is redesigning work and building the management practices that allow organizations to realized AI's full potential.
The leaders in our study identified three areas where organization are lagging:
What does winning look like?
The good news is: we are in the early stages of what AI is capable of and we're seeing the benefits. Organizational leaders in our study identified these top areas where they are seeing positive change.
Methodology
The Eagle Hill Consulting AI Capabilities Survey was conducted by Ipsos from August 3-6 2026. For this survey, 306 people employed in a position of director or above at U.S. companies with annual revenue of at least $100 million, where AI adoption is established were interviewed online in English. The respondent composition include 102 C-suite executives (33%), 96 senior vice presidents or vice presidents (31%) and 108 directors (35%).
