Leadership and Management

AI for Senior Leaders


Senior leaders do not need to become technical experts in AI, but they do need to understand what it can do, where it may create risk and how to guide its use across their organisation. 
 
You will explore AI in a business context, including common applications, ethical considerations, privacy, accountability and workforce impacts.

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Overview

Senior leaders do not need to become technical experts in AI, but they do need to understand what it can do, where it may create risk and how to guide its use across their organisation. Effective AI adoption requires informed judgement, clear governance and a realistic view of both opportunities and limitations.
 
In this course, you will explore AI in a business context, including common applications, ethical considerations, privacy, accountability and workforce impacts.

You will consider how to ask better questions, assess AI opportunities and support teams to use AI safely and effectively.

Is this course for you


This course is for senior leaders, executives, directors and managers who need to understand AI from a strategic and organisational perspective. It is suited to leaders responsible for guiding teams, shaping decisions or supporting responsible AI adoption in the workplace.

What you will explore

By the end of this training course, you should be able to:

  • Understand the role of AI in contemporary organisations
  • Identify where AI can support productivity, service delivery and decision making
  • Recognise common risks, limitations and ethical considerations in AI use
  • Ask informed questions about AI tools, proposals and implementation
  • Consider governance, accountability, privacy and workforce impacts
  • Lead conversations about responsible AI adoption with greater clarity and confidence

Where this course can take you

 
During this training course, you will explore:

  • How AI is shaping work, leadership and organisational decision making
  • Common business applications of AI and where they may create value
  • Risks, limitations and ethical considerations in workplace AI use
  • Governance, accountability, privacy and responsible adoption
  • How to assess AI opportunities and ask practical leadership questions
  • Ways to support teams through AI-enabled change while maintaining human judgement

 

What to bring

  • A laptop or tablet with a keyboard 
  • Active access to at least one AI platform at the subscription levels below 
  • Bringing your own device allows you to apply the learning to real work and leave with practical outputs you can use straight away. 

Platform 

Minimum 

Recommended 

ChatGPT 

Plus 

Business or Enterprise 

Claude 

Pro 

Team or Enterprise 

Google Gemini 

Free tier 

Google One AI Premium or Google Workspace with Gemini 

Microsoft Copilot 

 

Microsoft 365 Copilot (full enterprise licence) 

Business, enterprise, or premium subscriptions are strongly recommended across all platforms. If you are attending with a personal subscription (ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Google One AI Premium, or a personal Microsoft 365 plan), please anonymise all sensitive data before input. 

You are welcome to use more than one platform if that is your preference. Participants with access to multiple tools will be able to compare platforms directly during the session. 

Please note: Some organisations apply security or access restrictions to AI tools that may limit certain features covered in this session. If your organisation has such policies in place, some activities may not be fully accessible to you. We encourage you to check with your IT team before attending. AIM WA is not responsible for access limitations arising from organisational IT policies

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