An Intensive 5-day Training Course
AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders
Creating Strategic Clarity Before Execution
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INTRODUCTION
The AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course addresses a growing leadership challenge faced by organisations across industries. While artificial intelligence is widely recognised as a strategic priority, many leaders struggle to translate awareness into a clear, actionable business strategy. Without direction, AI initiatives often remain fragmented, reactive, or disconnected from measurable business value.
This training course focuses on helping leaders define what an effective AI strategy truly means for their organisation. Rather than concentrating on technology or technical implementation, the course strengthens leadership judgement and strategic decision-making related to AI. Participants explore how to position AI as a deliberate strategic choice aligned with business objectives, organisational capability, and risk tolerance.
Through structured discussion and strategic reflection, leaders will learn how to identify where AI can deliver meaningful value while avoiding unnecessary complexity or exposure. Emphasis is placed on setting priorities, establishing governance boundaries, and preparing the organisation for responsible AI adoption before execution begins.
The AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course will highlight:
- Defining AI strategy in a business context
- Identifying high-value, low-risk AI opportunities
- Establishing priorities, guardrails, and leadership ownership
- Aligning governance, risk, and decision accountability
- Preparing the organisation for future AI execution
KEY SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
After completing this training course, participants will be able to demonstrate the following skills and competencies:
- Strategic Thinking – Develop the ability to position AI as a deliberate strategic choice aligned with organisational goals.
- Decision Making – Apply structured judgement to prioritise AI initiatives and manage trade-offs effectively.
- Risk Awareness – Recognise and mitigate strategic, ethical, and governance risks linked to AI adoption.
- Leadership Alignment – Build shared understanding and ownership of AI strategy across senior leadership teams.
- Organisational Readiness – Assess and prepare people, data, and processes for responsible AI execution.
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course, participants will be able to:
- Define a clear, business-led AI strategy aligned with organisational objectives
- Analyse strategic AI opportunities and distinguish value creation from experimentation
- Determine appropriate priorities, boundaries, and guardrails for AI use
- Assess organisational readiness across leadership, data, and operational capability
- Strengthen governance and accountability for AI-related decisions
- Prepare a structured foundation for responsible and future-focused AI execution
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course is suitable for:
- Senior functional and departmental leaders shaping strategic direction
- Business unit and operations leaders responsible for transformation outcomes
- Strategy, transformation, and innovation leaders guiding organisational change
- Programme and portfolio leaders overseeing complex initiatives
- High-potential leaders preparing for broader enterprise responsibility
- Leaders required to make informed AI decisions without deep technical expertise
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
The AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course adopts an interactive, leadership-focused learning approach designed to support strategic reflection and applied decision-making. Participants engage with structured frameworks that clarify AI strategy without requiring technical knowledge. Facilitated discussions encourage peer learning, enabling leaders to share perspectives and challenge assumptions in a practical setting.
Realistic leadership scenarios and guided exercises allow participants to work through strategic choices related to AI adoption, governance, and organisational readiness. The methodology emphasises judgement, prioritisation, and alignment rather than technical execution. By the end of the course, participants will have developed a clear AI strategy perspective and a realistic readiness roadmap tailored to their organisational context.
TRAINING SUMMARY
The AI Strategy Formation for Business Leaders Course enables organisations to move beyond fragmented AI initiatives by establishing clear strategic direction at leadership level. Participants gain a shared understanding of how AI fits within business strategy, risk appetite, and organisational capability, reducing uncertainty and misalignment.
By attending this training course, leaders will improve prioritisation of AI investments, strengthen governance and decision ownership, and reduce exposure to premature or uncoordinated AI adoption. The course supports better alignment between strategy, people, and data, creating a strong foundation for future execution.
Participants also benefit personally by developing confidence to lead AI strategy discussions, challenge vendor narratives, and apply structured thinking to complex AI decisions. This training course equips leaders with career-relevant capability, enabling them to guide responsible AI adoption while maintaining strategic clarity and organisational focus.
TRAINING OUTLINE
Day 1: AI as a Strategic Leadership Question
- Why AI strategy is a leadership responsibility
- Understanding AI capabilities without technical depth
- Separating strategic opportunity from hype
- AI as efficiency, growth, and risk lever
- Common strategic mistakes in early AI adoption
- Establishing a shared leadership language for AI
Day 2: Defining AI Strategy and Strategic Choices
- What constitutes an effective AI strategy
- Strategic positioning and competitive advantage
- Identifying value-creating AI use cases
- Setting priorities, scope, and exclusions
- Balancing ambition with organisational reality
- Aligning AI strategy with corporate objectives
Day 3: Governance, Risk, and Responsible AI Leadership
- Leadership accountability for AI decisions
- Governance principles and decision rights
- Ethical considerations and responsible AI use
- Regulatory awareness and emerging expectations
- Risk identification and mitigation approaches
- Embedding trust and transparency into strategy
Day 4: Organisational Readiness and Strategic Preparation
- Assessing readiness across data, people, and processes
- Leadership roles in capability development
- Operating model implications of AI strategy
- Workforce and skills considerations
- Change leadership and stakeholder alignment
- Preparing the organisation for future execution
Day 5: Strategic Synthesis and AI Readiness Roadmap
- Synthesising strategy insights and decisions
- Defining strategic guardrails and success criteria
- Developing an AI readiness and sequencing roadmap
- Leadership communication and alignment planning
- Identifying next steps and decision checkpoints
- Translating strategy into executive-level action
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