Why AI Adoption Resistance in the Workplace Is a Leadership Problem, Not a Technology Problem Most organizations treat AI adoption resistance in the workplace as a training gap. Leadership assumes that if people understood the technology better, used it more, or simply got over their discomfort, adoption would follow. This assumption is wrong, and it is the primary reason that, according to MIT research published in 2025, 95 percent of corporate AI initiatives fail to meet their stated objectives. AI…