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New Program Boosts AI Training for Global Leaders

10/11/2025

Summary

Leaders Embrace AI

In 2025, only 34% of global leaders have AI-specific training, prompting LHH to launch the AI Leadership Transformation Program.
The six-month program combines General Assembly's AI curriculum with EZRA's coaching for enterprise-level leaders facing AI-driven change.
The initiative emphasizes behavioral shifts and promotes continuous learning cultures within organizations.
In the financial sector, AI adoption faces challenges, with 9% of CFOs using AI tools.

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TCS Invests in AI

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will invest $5–6 billion to pivot toward AI and digital infrastructure, starting with 150-megawatt of data center capacity and progressing to one gigawatt.
TCS has doubled its AI-skilled workforce to 160,000 and is reskilling employees for high-skill digital roles.
The company aims to integrate AI into all projects and reshape its revenue model, supported by partnerships with AI firms and a new AI Business Unit.

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Historical Context

The AI Leadership Transformation Program, launched in 2025, addresses a critical skills gap in technology leadership, echoing the 1999 dot-com boom that saw over 1,500 internet startups emerge. Today, only 34% of global leaders have AI-specific training, while sectors like finance lag, with just 9% of CFOs utilizing AI tools, underscoring the initiative's potential to reshape organizational cultures and drive innovation.

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Leaders Embrace AI

In 2025, only 34% of global leaders have AI-specific training, prompting LHH to launch the AI Leadership Transformation Program.
The six-month program combines General Assembly's AI curriculum with EZRA's coaching for enterprise-level leaders facing AI-driven change.
The initiative emphasizes behavioral shifts and promotes continuous learning cultures within organizations.
In the financial sector, AI adoption faces challenges, with 9% of CFOs using AI tools.

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