A 2025 Wavestone report found that 92% of organizations are increasing their AI investment — and only 1% have reached AI maturity. In this piece, Tara Powers draws on research from Gallup, Deloitte, McKinsey, and Google to argue that the gap isn't a technology problem. It's a human one: burned-out managers, eroding trust, and workforces with every reason to resist. The organizations closing the gap treated culture and leadership development as economic variables before the transformation ever began.