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AI for Leadership and Management

AI for Leadership and Management is the enterprise view. Over two days, senior leaders learn to set a defensible direction rather than react to vendors, decide what to fund and what to decline, establish governance before an incident forces it, communicate priorities so the organization moves together, and evaluate a claim they lack the technical background to check. Available by request only, with a three participant minimum.
  • Built around your actual work
  • Live online, or on-site by request
  • Training careers nationwide since 2006

Workshop brief

AI for Leadership and Management

Duration
2 Days (16 hrs; 4 sessions)
Tuition
$695.00per participant; team and private pricing by quote
Delivery
Live onlineOn-site, in person, by request
Included
Certificate of completionFor every participant

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.

Why teams book DWC

  • Content, datasets, and examples built around your work before delivery
  • Live online with a real instructor, or on-site at your location
  • Invoicing and purchase order documentation for your organization

What your team gets

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

Course outline

How the workshop runs

Every session is live with a real instructor, and the exercises are built around your team's work.

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.

Outcomes

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

Duration

2 Days (16 hrs; 4 sessions)

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.

Format

Live, instructor-led

Online for most groups; on-site delivery by request.

Dates and options

Join a public session or book your teamBook this workshop for your team

Public sessions

Train your team privately

Schedule this workshop for your team, live online or on-site, with content built around your work. Tell us your group size, goals, and target dates.

How team training works

From first call to trained team

  • 20,000+Participants trained
  • 90%Completion rate
  • 1,500+Organizations served
  1. Scope it

    A short call about your team, your tools, and what needs to change after the session.

  2. Customize it

    Your instructor builds examples, exercises, and datasets around your actual work before delivery.

  3. Deliver it live

    Live online for most groups, or on-site at your location, scheduled around your team.

  4. Make it stick

    Every participant leaves with reference materials and a certificate of completion.

Pricing

Tuition and ways to buy

$695.00 per participant

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.

  • Per participant

    Enroll a few employees at the per-participant rate.

  • Private team session

    Your group only, built around your data, tools, and schedule.

  • Invoice your organization

    DWC invoices your company directly and provides purchase order documentation.

  • Multi-workshop programs

    Combine workshops into a series for a department or a cohort of new managers.

AI Training training

AI training for employees and leaders

AI tools are already on your employees' desktops. DWC AI workshops teach teams to use them well and safely, from AI fundamentals and prompt engineering for everyday roles to ethical AI, AI and data literacy, and AI for project managers.

For leaders, workshops cover AI leadership, AI-enabled performance management, leading AI-enabled programs, responsible AI governance, and AI risk management using the NIST framework. Start with a fundamentals session for the whole team, then add role-specific workshops for the people leading adoption.

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FAQ

Questions from training managers

Still deciding? Call 970-980-8091 or request a quote.

Can you customize this workshop for our team?

Yes. Content, datasets, and examples are built around your actual work before delivery, so participants practice on the files, tools, and situations they deal with every day.

Is the training online or on-site?

Most groups train live online with a real instructor. On-site, in-person delivery is available by request.

Is there a minimum group size?

Most workshops booked for a team have a three participant minimum, and the Tuition section on each workshop page lists its exact terms. One-on-one sessions and smaller groups are priced case by case, and larger groups are quoted based on group size, schedule, and delivery format.

Does AI training cover responsible use and company policy?

Yes. Responsible use is part of every AI workshop, and the ethical AI and AI risk management workshops focus on policy, risk, and governance for leaders.

Is AI training useful for non-technical staff?

Yes. AI Fundamentals for the Workplace and AI Prompt Engineering for the Workplace are built for everyday business roles rather than developers.

Do participants receive a certificate?

Yes. Every participant receives a certificate of completion, along with digital learning materials and take-home reference guides.

Can we pay by invoice or purchase order?

Yes. DWC invoices your organization directly and provides purchase order documentation.

Can individual employees join a public session?

When a workshop has public dates, they appear in the Dates section of this page with a registration button. If none are listed, request a quote and we will share your options.

Bring this workshop to your team

Tell us about your group and your goals. A training advisor follows up within one business day with options and pricing.