ByAnne T. Griffin,
Contributor.
As 2025 winds down and business leaders plan for 2026, many executives are learning more about AI for themselves and their teams. If you’re a leader who has felt stretched to keep pace with the latest developments in AI, or someone who wants to prepare for 2026, now is the perfect time to seek out the best AI resources for leaders.
This year brought us two conflicting statistics that went viral: a Massachusetts Institute of Technology paper reported that 95% of businesses are seeing zero return from AI, and months later Wharton published a paper saying 75% of companies are already seeing a positive return from AI investments. It’s hard to know what types of positive returns companies are, or aren’t, seeing and whether they apply to other businesses. The pace of AI adoption moves so fast that it’s hard for busy leaders to keep up with the latest news and their practical applications. As such, winter is a great time to simplify.
Here are four essential resources that every business leader should start using to optimize workflows in the upcoming new year.
