Leaders Push 7 AI-Era Tactics to Build Critical Thinking as Only 23% Feel Workforce-Ready

3 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Oct 14

Seven leadership practices were highlighted to strengthen employee critical thinking with AI, from defining problem statements and success evals to challenging model outputs and redesigning collaboration.
Kyndryl data shows the gap driving that push: 57% of organizations have embedded AI into core processes or deployed it broadly, but only 23% say their workforce is fully ready to use it effectively.
The recommendations center on treating AI as a thought partner rather than an authority, giving teams permission to ask why, debate assumptions, and document trade-offs before automating work.
Leaders are also urged to build validation into AI use itself—testing outputs against criteria, checking sources, and using alternative models or red-team reviews to expose weak reasoning.
The broader message is that as AI takes on more tasks and content generation, organizations need cultures of evidence, psychological safety, and shared reasoning rather than simple productivity gains.

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