AI for Leadership and Management
Every department bought its own AI tool. Now what?
Most organizations did not decide on an AI strategy. They accumulated one. Three departments bought overlapping tools, one built something nobody else knows about, procurement approved a contract with terms nobody read, and the executive team is being asked to endorse a direction that already exists.
This workshop is for the people who have to impose direction on that. Not the technology, which changes faster than any course can track, but the durable questions: what are we actually trying to achieve, what do we fund and what do we decline, who decides, and how would we know if it worked.
This is the strategy workshop of our three AI leadership courses. Leading your own team through adoption is AI Leadership. Delivering a specific initiative is Leading AI-Enabled Programs and Initiatives. It is built for real constraints, including public sector procurement, transparency obligations, and the accountability that comes with spending public money.
Content, scenarios, and examples are built around your actual work and your approved tools before delivery. Most groups train live online, and on-site in-person delivery is available by request. This workshop is available by request only, with a three participant minimum, and sits alongside our other leadership development workshops.
This course includes
- Live, instructor led workshop delivered over four 4-hour sessions
- An honest inventory of what your organization is already doing with AI
- Frameworks for evaluating vendor claims without a technical background
- Practice communicating direction to boards, staff, and the public
- Digital learning materials and take home reference guides
- Certificate of completion for every participant
Description
Day one starts with the honest inventory. Participants map what their organization is actually doing with AI right now, including the parts nobody sanctioned, and most find more than they expected. From there they work on direction: what problem is worth solving, what is a solution looking for one, and how to tell them apart before the money moves.
The rest of day one is evaluation and investment. Participants learn to interrogate a vendor claim without a technical background, by asking what it was tested on, what happens when it fails, and who is accountable. They practice deciding what to fund, what to decline, and how to decline in a way that survives the executive who championed it.
Day two is governance and communication. Participants learn to establish oversight before an incident forces it, define who has authority to approve what, and set the standard the organization is actually held to. They practice communicating AI priorities so departments move together rather than separately, and explaining a decision to a board, a regulator, or the public.
What You'll Learn at a Glance
- Map what your organization is already doing with AI, sanctioned or not
- Set a direction rather than accumulate one from vendors
- Tell a problem worth solving from a solution looking for one
- Interrogate a vendor claim without a technical background
- Decide what to fund and decline in a way that survives challenge
- Establish governance before an incident forces it
- Communicate AI priorities so the organization moves together
Details
Duration
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this workshop. It is designed for senior leaders, executives, and department heads accountable for AI direction and investment. Managers leading a team through adoption should look at AI Leadership instead.
Your AI Training Goals, Customized to You
DWC provides expert AI training aligned to your organization’s needs, your funding requirements, and your participants’ skill levels. With customization at every level, from content to scheduling to delivery format, DWC builds AI training programs that produce measurable outcomes.
20,000+ Participants Trained | 90% Completion Rate | 1,500+ Organizations Served
Tuition
AI for Leadership and Management is available by request only, scheduled around your team.
- $695 per participant, with a three participant minimum
- Private training: request a custom quote. One on one sessions and teams below the three participant minimum are priced case by case
- Larger groups: request a custom quote. We price larger cohorts case by case based on group size, schedule, and delivery format
- Optional courseware: the AI for Business Leaders Student Guide (Logical Operations) is available at $65 per participant and is not included in the course price
Colorado state agencies, higher education institutions, cities, counties, school districts, and certified nonprofits may purchase this course directly through our State of Colorado Price Agreement. Request a quote and we will build pricing around your team.