Issue Workforce fear of technology is what stifles the agility adaptive strategy requires

Summary

KPMG treats culture as a precondition for adaptive strategy and names its failure mode directly: when the workforce fears what new technology will do to their roles and futures, the agility the strategy assumes does not materialize.

Classification

Main topicLabor & Future of Work

Secondary topicsAI & Computing Values & Lifestyles

Region menusGlobal

Impactscope:global

Time horizon0-3 years (2026-07-26)

Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52

Evidence 2

Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=17;section=Building adaptive strategies amid continual disruption / Building a culture that leverages the best of technology 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26
Global tech report 2026: Leading in the Intelligence Age - Excelling today, shaping tomorrow KPMG International page=3;section=Foreword 2026-01 accessed 2026-07-26

Constituent trends 1

TrendTechnology strategies expire before implementation as the landscape keeps moving7 signals

Directly linked signals 1

SignalA Google AI director estimates 90 percent of an enterprise needs enablement and training

Relation types: constitutes · direct_urgent

Public id: fm-16889b7e775b