Category: Innovation Management

The Great AI Reckoning of 2026: Part 3 – The Mutiny of the Middle Managers: How Employee Resistance Kills AI Adoption (And How to Fix It)

January 8, 2026

AI Adoption, AI Strategy and Implementation, Blog, Business Strategy, Change Management, Digital Transformation, Innovation Management, Organizational Leadership, The Great AI Reckoning of 2026 Series

Reading Time: 13 minutes – When Margot discovered her team’s secret anti-AI Slack channel, she realized the real barrier to digital transformation: humans who refuse to play along.