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The AI Leadership Gap Report

Why 95% of AI programs fail to deliver measurable results — and what the 5% do differently. Free. Backed by MIT, BCG, Deloitte, and EY.

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95%
of AI pilots fail to deliver measurable P&L impact
MIT Project Nanda · 2025
12x
more likely to win when senior leadership is deeply engaged
BCG AI Radar · 2025
88%
of employees use AI, but only 5% use it in transformative ways
EY Work Reimagined · 2025
What's Inside

The data behind the failure rate your board is ignoring

This is not an opinion piece. It is a synthesis of research from MIT, BCG, RAND, Deloitte, EY, S&P Global, and six other major 2025 studies — all pointing to the same conclusion: the AI problem is a leadership problem.

The report covers:

  • The structural pattern behind the 95% failure rate — and why it is not the technology
  • The three gaps killing AI programs before they reach production
  • Why AI bootcamps are producing better tool users, not better leaders
  • The 50/50 formula used by organizations winning with AI
  • What separates organizations that scale in 90 days vs. 9 months
  • Where 80% of AI resources are being spent on the 25% that matters least

Who this is for:

  • Executives responsible for AI strategy or investment
  • L&D and HR leaders designing capability programs
  • Operations and Innovation leaders driving AI adoption
  • Anyone who has invested in AI and hasn't seen ROI
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The organizations that figure this out first don't just win. They make it exponentially harder for everyone else to catch up.

MIT Project NANDA, 2025
The Stakes

Two trajectories. One decision.

Without Leadership Readiness
  • AI budgets spent, results missing
  • Pilots that never reach production
  • Teams using AI for basic tasks only
  • Data problems discovered after launch
  • Competitors scaling in 90 days while you stall
With Leadership Readiness
  • AI strategy owned at the CEO level
  • 70% of resources allocated to people and process
  • Data treated as infrastructure, not afterthought
  • Workflows redesigned, not just automated
  • Measurable business impact, not adoption metrics
Your Faculty

The Team Behind the Research

Dave Hajdu
The AI Angle
Dave Hajdu
Founder, AI Officer Institute
UW alum. Former Microsoft data systems builder. Serial founder with products adopted by MLB, Fidelity, MTV, and the NCAA. EO member and EO Global Tech Committee member.
Dr. Brooks C. Holtom
Academic Rigor
Dr. Brooks C. Holtom
Georgetown University
Former Senior Associate Dean at Georgetown's Business School. 26,000+ academic citations. Advisor to World Bank, IMF, and Microsoft.
David Nilssen
The Entrepreneur's Perspective
David Nilssen
Founder Doxa Talent
Serial entrepreneur, founder of DOXA Talent, SBA Young Entrepreneur of the Year, founder of two Inc. 5000 companies, author of The Borderless Leader, and former EO Global Learning Chair.

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