{"id":13124,"date":"2026-07-07T12:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/?post_type=press&#038;p=13124"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:48:27","slug":"why-leadership-capability-building-is-the-most-underrated-ai-investment","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/press\/why-leadership-capability-building-is-the-most-underrated-ai-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Why leadership capability building is the most underrated AI investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--6a6563ff17210\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--6a6563ff17210 {\n    height: 80px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a6563ff17210 {\n        height: 80px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a6563ff17210 {\n        height: 60px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--6a6563ff17210 {\n        height: 40px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><section class=\"container-block   \"  style=\"\" >\r\n        <div class=\"block  container  container--default  width-under--mobile width-under--tablet width-under--laptop  wysiwyg\">\r\n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Amsterdam, 7 Jul 2026<\/strong>. In this article published in Consultancy.eu, Rewire partner Laura Brandwacht argues that leadership is the most overlooked investment in AI transformation. She explains that AI leadership cannot be delegated to specialists, since only leaders can decide where AI creates strategic value and how work should be redesigned around it. Capability building should therefore start at the top, giving boards and executives a shared perspective before it cascades down through the organisation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consultancy.eu\/news\/14025\/why-leadership-capability-building-is-the-most-underrated-ai-investment\">Read the full article in Consultancy.eu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13125,"template":"","class_list":["post-13124","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why leadership capability building is the most underrated AI investment | Rewire | Data &amp; AI Consultancy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/press\/why-leadership-capability-building-is-the-most-underrated-ai-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why leadership capability building is the most underrated AI investment | Rewire | Data &amp; 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