“The role of the manager has fundamentally changed,” Mark Saddic, senior partner at Careerminds, said in a statement.
Careerminds: only 35% of managers feel AI eased their roles; substantial gaps in AI adoption and change leadership skills. Readiness gap between executives (67%) and middle managers (42%) signals manager training on AI is now a key competitive differentiator.
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“The role of the manager has fundamentally changed,” Mark Saddic, senior partner at Careerminds, said in a statement.
Published Aug. 11, 2026
Employees work on the line at a plant on May 1, 2026, in Plymouth, Mich. Today’s leaders aren’t simply managing performance, according to one source; they’re also helping employees navigate AI, organizational transformation and more.
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