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Data Transformation Is the CEO’s Business

Barbara Wixom; Ogi Redzic; Brandon Hootman; Joaquin Rodriguez; Gabriele Piccoli; Cynthia Beath

MIT Sloan Management Review 2026

A multiyear data transformation project at Caterpillar that has made the company AI-ready provides an exemplary case for what leadership commitment to such a technology project involves. CEOs must go beyond communicating abstract support, by setting a tangible, strategic business goal that the transformation will support; giving teams realistic time horizons and adequate resources; and assigning meaningful, instrumental roles to members of the leadership team.

DOI
10.63383/igdh4176
Volume
67 (4)
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