The AI-Ready Manager™
Understanding AI, Its Business Impact and the Manager’s Role in Leading People, Work and Performance in an AI-Enabled Organisation
Download Course BrochureFlexible delivery options to suit your leadership team and organisational needs.
Duration
5 Days
Certificate
Executive Certificate
Level
Manager / Emerging Leader
Format
In-Person / Virtual
Delivery Mode
Instructor-led Workshops, Discussions, Case Studies, Simulations
Online
Date: 30th – 4th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 2nd – 6th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 9th – 13th Nov 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
In Person
Date: 23rd – 27th Nov 2026
Location: London
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 30th – 4th Nov 2026
Location: London
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 2nd – 6th Nov 2026
Location: Madrid
Fee: £4,495
In Person
Date: 9th – 13th Nov 2026
Location: Paris
Fee: £4,495
Online
Date: 21st – 25th Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 28th – 1st Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Online
Date: 7th – 11th Dec 2026
Location: Virtual
Fee: £3,495
Introduction
AI is rapidly becoming part of everyday work, making AI literacy an essential management capability. This programme gives managers the practical understanding they need to lead confidently without requiring technical expertise. Participants learn what AI can and cannot do, where it can create genuine value, how it is changing work and skills, and how to maintain appropriate human judgement, accountability and oversight as AI becomes part of team delivery.
Middle & Experienced Managers
People Managers & Team Leaders
Functional & Departmental Managers
Managers Leading AI-Enabled Teams
Participants will leave the Programme with stronger strategic capability and practical approaches that can be immediately applied within their organisations.
Understanding AI without unnecessary technical complexity
Recognising where AI can and cannot create management and business value
Understanding how AI is changing roles, tasks and ways of working
Managing responsible and appropriate AI use within teams
Preparing people and management practices for an AI-enabled workplace
Understand essential AI concepts and capabilities
Identify practical AI opportunities within your team
Evaluate AI outputs using appropriate human judgement
Manage responsible AI use, risks and accountability
Prepare people for changing roles, skills and ways of working
AI Literacy for Managers
AI Opportunities & Business Value
Human \+ AI Ways of Working
Responsible AI & Governance
Workforce & Skills Readiness
Core Areas
Understanding what artificial intelligence actually is
Distinguishing AI, automation, machine learning and generative AI
Understanding what generative AI can do
Recognising what AI cannot reliably do
Understanding how AI systems generate outputs
Exploring common organisational AI applications
Separating realistic AI capability from hype
Defining what managers genuinely need to know about AI
Identifying where AI is already entering everyday work
Understanding tasks that AI can support, augment or automate
Identifying appropriate AI opportunities within teams
Understanding the relationship between people, process and technology
Recognising when AI may not be the right solution
Assessing potential value rather than adopting AI for its own sake
Exploring AI-enabled productivity and performance
Building an AI opportunity map for your team
Understanding how AI changes tasks rather than simply jobs
Identifying what should remain under human responsibility
Understanding human oversight and judgement
Managing reliance on AI-generated information
Reviewing and validating AI outputs
Redesigning selected activities around Human \+ AI contribution
Understanding emerging skill requirements
Helping employees adapt to AI-enabled ways of working
Understanding the manager's responsibility for responsible AI use
Recognising accuracy and reliability risks
Understanding bias and fairness considerations
Protecting confidential and sensitive information
Understanding privacy, security and intellectual-property considerations
Recognising inappropriate employee AI use
Understanding organisational AI policies and governance
Knowing when AI-related issues should be escalated
Understanding how management itself may change with AI
Using AI to support management without outsourcing judgement
Asking better questions about AI proposals and solutions
Communicating AI changes confidently with employees
Identifying team capability and learning requirements
Creating appropriate boundaries for team AI use
Building employee confidence and responsible experimentation
Developing The AI-Ready Manager™ action plan
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