{"id":1019239,"date":"2026-11-10T06:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/companies-are-investing-billions-in-ai-without-roi-new-research-from-franklincovey-finds-that-leadership-can-close-the-gap\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T06:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T11:16:09","slug":"companies-are-investing-billions-in-ai-without-roi-new-research-from-franklincovey-finds-that-leadership-can-close-the-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/companies-are-investing-billions-in-ai-without-roi-new-research-from-franklincovey-finds-that-leadership-can-close-the-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Companies Are Investing Billions in AI Without ROI. New Research From FranklinCovey Finds That Leadership Can Close the Gap."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Companies Are Investing Billions in AI Without ROI. New Research From FranklinCovey Finds That Leadership Can Close the Gap.<\/b><\/p>\n

FranklinCovey Institute\u2019s global survey finds the five top behaviors employees want from their leaders.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The #1 behavior is honesty about how AI will change their work. Only 36% receive that honesty.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nOrganizations have poured unprecedented capital into artificial intelligence, yet a growing number are discovering an uncomfortable truth: providing access to AI isn’t the same as creating enterprise value with AI. According to new research from FranklinCovey Institute, the gap that determines whether those investments pay off often has more to do with leadership than with technology.<\/p>\n

\nIn a June 2026 global survey of workers spanning a broad cross-section of industries and regions, FranklinCovey<\/a> (NYSE: FC<\/a>) asked what leadership behaviors employees want most from their leaders in a successful AI transformation. The findings point less to technical training and more to human leadership (full study is forthcoming). release in Fall 2026). When it comes to AI transformation, there is a gap between what employees want from their leaders and what they\u2019re receiving. Here\u2019s where leaders are falling short:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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What employees want most from their leaders (top 5, ranked)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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% who say they receive this from their leader<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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#1 <\/b>My leader is honest about how AI will change our work<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n36%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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#2 <\/b>My leader provides access to learning opportunities to build AI skills<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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#3 <\/b>My leader creates a safe space for experimentation and learning<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n59%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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#4 <\/b>My leader helps the team connect AI to our specific work and workflows<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n41%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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#5 <\/b>My leader communicates a clear and compelling vision<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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\n46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

\nThe takeaway for the C-Suite and leaders throughout organizations is that many of the most critical barriers to AI value are behavioral, not technological, and that responsibility rests squarely on the shoulders of leaders.<\/p>\n

Paul Walker<\/a>, FranklinCovey CEO, said, \u201cThe gap between AI access and adoption is human, not technical. AI investments are at risk from uneven integration and no path to scale due to leaders who lack the skills to bring their teams along. The organizations that win with AI won\u2019t win with technology alone. They\u2019ll win with leaders who lead differently.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nFranklinCovey’s research suggests that when leaders leave employees to figure AI out on their own, adoption stalls, anxiety rises, and expensive tools are underused, or in some cases overused without results, leading to the growing phenomenon of \u201cslop grenades\u201d that slow teams down. When leaders instead guide their teams through adoption, the same tools begin to accelerate performance rather than simply increase activity.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cTo close the AI adoption gap and make AI investments profitable, organizations must close their leadership gap,” Walker said. “Leaders and teams must be equipped with the mindsets, habits, and skills that turn AI access into AI impact. Without the right behaviors, AI accelerates activity. With them, it accelerates performance. Leadership decides AI\u2019s ROI.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nThe shift FranklinCovey’s research identifies is one many organizations are only beginning to make:<\/p>\n