2026 Executive Pulse Survey

CxO Priorities, Pressures, and Organizational Constraints

RBD. is benchmarking barriers to AI execution and value realization across industries. Results will be published in the Q3 2026 research series and inform educational offerings. Your input shapes the agenda.

Question 01 of 02 — Organizational
Which organizational constraint is most limiting your AI execution today?
Select up to two
A Executive consensus on AI as a priority but no alignment on execution.
B Strategy exists at the top but isn't translating into operational change.
C We're layering AI onto an operating model that wasn't designed for it.
D Cultural resistance is outpacing our change management capacity.
E Successful experiments aren't converting to production-scale outcomes.
F We can't acquire, reskill, or redeploy talent at the speed the strategy requires.
Question 02 of 02 — Personal
Which of these pressures do you feel most acutely?
Select up to two
A I can't confidently assess whether our AI position is competitive.
B I can't independently evaluate the recommendations my team is bringing me.
C I'm authorizing significant investment in capabilities I don't fully understand.
D I've funded the initiative and I can't articulate the return.
Responses are anonymized in published research. Individual data is never shared externally.

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Results will be published in the Q3 2026 research series. Thank you for contributing to the agenda.