Corporate tax departments face mounting pressure to do more with less — and the path forward demands both mindset and skillset transformation. In our latest Clarity podcast, Pilar Mata, Executive Director of Tax Executives Institute, reveals why 54% of tax professionals' time is consumed by reactive work when they'd rather focus 70% on strategic initiatives. Mata also discusses why automation literacy is now a core competency, how smaller firms are leapfrogging larger ones with nimble tech adoption, and why curiosity — not perfection — is the key to thriving as AI reshapes the profession.