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2026 MIDYEAR EXEC­U­TIVE BRIEF

Tech Industry Signals

Five Oper­at­ing Pri­or­i­ties for the AI-Enabled Enterprise

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The Decisions Around AI Are Becoming More Connected

Tech companies have moved quickly on AI across products and internal operations. The pressure now is turning that activity into consistent value at scale while managing cost, risk, talent constraints, and the pace of product change.


As AI becomes more embedded across the business, decisions about autonomy, models, talent, knowledge, and delivery are increasingly connected. Progress depends on coordinating those decisions across functions. Advancing one area without adjusting the surrounding structures can create fragmentation, risk, and friction that limit value. This brief highlights five signals that deserve leadership attention in the months ahead.

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Molly Lebowitz

Vice President, Industries

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Allison Kaplan

Consulting Director

Five Signals to Watch

AI-enabled change is no longer isolated to one function or decision. These five signals show where tech leaders may need to align strategy, governance, talent, knowledge, and delivery.

Designing the Autonomous Enterprise
Define how people and agents share work, decisions, and accountability.
Building an Adaptive AI Model Strategy
Balance enterprise standards with flexibility as model capabilities and economics change.
Aligning the Workforce to How Work Is Changing
Redesign roles and talent decisions around the work humans and AI will each perform.
Modernizing Knowledge for the AI-Enabled Enterprise
Treat trusted organizational knowledge as infrastructure for AI-enabled operations.
Evolving the Operating Model for Faster Execution
Connect strategy, funding, governance, and delivery so faster team-level work produces enterprise outcomes.
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Set Priorities for the Months Ahead

These five signals will play out differently in every organization. The leadership task is to identify where progress in one area is being limited by another. Inside the brief, leaders will find three moves to help focus the conversation:

  1. Name the Constraint: Determine which signal is most likely to limit value or execution over the next 12 months.
  2. Connect the Decisions: Bring technology, product, operations, data, and people leaders together around shared outcomes and decision rights.
  3. Create a Focused Action Agenda: Define the few changes to governance, ownership, investment, roles, or workflows that will make the greatest difference now.
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Propeller helps tech industry leaders turn industry shifts into practical operating decisions and execution plans. Let’s discuss which signals are creating the greatest pressure for your organization and where to focus next.

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