ACE-STR-10BeginnerTier 4 · Strategic
AI for Executive Leaders: A Strategic Briefing
Get a concise strategic view of AI, including the opportunities, questions, and decisions leaders should consider.
What you’ll explore
- Explain what AI is and is not in terms appropriate for board and executive discussion, and separate a real capability from marketing language
- Identify where AI is creating advantage in their sector and what their competitors are likely doing, using a structured value-chain scan rather than guesswork
- Weigh the strategic risk of moving too slowly against the tactical risks of moving too fast or without governance, and set a defensible pace
- Determine which decisions require executive involvement (investment, governance, ethics, workforce message) and who should own each one
- Ask productive, well-informed questions of their technical lead, security lead, vendors and board, and commit to a written position and three owned actions for the next 90 days
Course outline
01What AI Actually Is and Is Not60 min
02Where AI Creates Advantage, and What Competitors Are Likely Doing60 min
03The Strategic and Tactical Risks: Too Slow and Too Fast60 min
04Executive Decisions and Accountability60 min
05The Right Questions, and Your Executive Position Statement60 min
Who it’s for
C-suite executives, managing directors and owners who need strategic AI literacy Board members and senior managers accountable for organisational risk and investment General managers and heads of function who must set direction for AI use