The Global Peter Drucker Forum has long been a compass for leadership innovation. This year, under the theme “Signals from the Future: What AI Interviews Reveal About the Next Management”, I had the privilege to dive deep into a powerful discussion on 24th June on the intersection of AI and management culture.

The Core Insight:

“Your AI strategy will fail without a culture that supports it.”

These words aren’t just a warning—they’re a wake-up call. As Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow, aptly pointed out, the biggest barrier to scaling AI is not employee resistance, but leadership inertia. Leaders who don’t steer fast enough or dream big enough are holding back transformation.

„The biggest bareer to scaling is not employees but leaders who are not steering fast enough or not dreaming big,“ says Brian Solis, Head of Global Innovation at ServiceNow.

Insights from the Drucker Forum’s AI Voice Agent Interviews:

The Forum conducted groundbreaking AI voice agent interviews with managers across the globe. The result? A clear shift in how we must approach management and leadership in the AI era. It’s not just about tools—it’s about reimagining the foundation of how we lead:

1. Human-Centered Management

AI allows us to understand and support employees in more personalized ways – by identifying their needs, tracking wellbeing, and aligning roles with values and purpose.

2. Distributed and Adaptive Leadership

We’re moving away from top-down hierarchies. AI enables real-time collaboration and insight-sharing across teams, unlocking leadership potential at every level.

3. Young Professionals as Change Agents

Digital natives want flexibility, meaning, and room to innovate. AI can empower them by giving them the tools to act on their ideas and impact.

What This Means for Organizations

Companies need more than an AI roadmap – they need a cultural revolution. The future belongs to organizations that:

• Foster adaptive leadership
• Build human-first cultures
• Empower the next generation of innovators

At Innovation Lux, we’re helping businesses align AI strategies with real cultural change. Because without culture, even the most sophisticated tech will fail to deliver results.

Let’s lead boldly into this new era!

– Author: Christiane Lesch, CEO Innovation Lux –