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Future of Professionals Report 2026

Research on professional work, AI strategy and the gap between organizational ambition and daily practice.

Publisher
Thomson Reuters
Publication
2026 edition
Length
24 pages
Language
English
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Future of Professionals Report

2026 / RESEARCH

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About this report

A professional-work outlook that connects rising AI use with client expectations, professional accountability and the difficulty of turning strategy into everyday practice. The report examines current pressures, sets out three possible futures and explores the gap between organizational plans and execution. Survey findings inform discussion of trustworthy professional tools, workflow change and leadership choices. Use it to prepare a professional-services strategy or governance workshop, treating the scenarios as discussion tools and retaining the distinction between broad AI access and systems suited to work with fiduciary consequences.

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Who it is for

  • Business and strategy leaders
  • Finance and assurance teams
  • Policy and governance teams

Inside this report

  1. Professional pressures and changing client expectations
  2. Three possible futures for professional work
  3. Requirements for trustworthy professional-grade AI
  4. The strategy-to-execution gap
  5. Leadership and the work of organizational change
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