Practical AI for Managers

AI tools are now on every desk. Most managers have tried them, but few use them well for the real work of managing. This hands-on course shows managers how to use AI for decisions, people, communication and planning. Every manager brings one live work challenge and leaves with results they can use the next day.

Who is it for?

Team leaders and managers who have tried AI a little and want to use it well. No technical background is needed. The course works with the AI tool your company has approved, such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini or Claude.

By the end of the course, managers can:

• Write prompts that get useful answers first time

• Use AI to prepare for decisions, feedback and difficult conversations

• Cut time spent on email, reports, meeting notes and planning

• Spot when AI is wrong and know what to check

• Set clear rules for how their team uses AI

Sample Agenda

(Duration: half day to 2 days)

AI FOR MANAGERS, IN PLAIN ENGLISH

• What today's AI tools can and cannot do

• Where managers gain the most time

PROMPTING THAT WORKS

• A simple prompt structure: role, task, context, format

• How to improve a weak answer

THINK AND DECIDE

• AI as a thinking partner: options, risks and a second opinion

• Run your own live challenge through a decision prompt

MANAGE PEOPLE

• Preparing 1-to-1s, feedback and coaching questions

• Role-play a difficult conversation with AI, then with a partner

COMMUNICATE AND PLAN

• Emails, reports, meeting summaries and delegation briefs

• Turn rough notes into a plan and a team update

USE AI SAFELY

• Wrong answers, bias, confidential data and company policy

• What stays human

LEAD YOUR TEAM'S AI USE

• Team ground rules and quick wins

• Write a one-page AI plan for your team

What managers take away

A prompt library for managers, their own team AI plan and three actions for the next 30 days.