Executive AI Leadership Curriculum

5 days. 15 hours. Complete transformation.

This is not a technology course. It's an executive operating system upgrade. Each day builds on the previous, culminating in a concrete 90-day playbook you present to your peers.

Day 1

The Reckoning

"Why is this different from every other tech wave?"

Hour 1: The Math of Delay

  • The compounding velocity gap
  • Learning rate as competitive advantage
  • The delay penalty calculation
  • Discussion: Where do you feel this?

Hour 2: Theater vs. Adoption

  • The adoption illusion
  • The theater checklist assessment
  • Case Study: The Velocity Gap in Action
  • Discussion: Your theater audit

Hour 3: The Honest Audit

  • Exercise: Organizational Reality Audit
  • Cohort share-out and themes
  • Articulating the stakes
  • Week ahead preview
You Leave With: Clear-eyed assessment of your organization's AI reality
Day 2

How AI Thinks

"What does AI actually do well (and poorly)?"

Hour 1: The Prediction Machine

  • What AI actually does (conceptual, not technical)
  • The three superpowers: pattern recognition, infinite iteration, domain translation
  • The three weaknesses: factual accuracy, current information, your context
  • Discussion: Pattern matching your needs

Hour 2: The Mirage of Correctness

  • The confidence problem
  • Spotting the mirage (live demonstration)
  • The verification framework
  • Exercise: Catch the Mirage

Hour 3: Live Practice

  • Your real strategic decision from pre-work
  • Guided AI session with your decision
  • Debrief: What surprised you?
  • The collaboration model
You Leave With: Accurate mental model for AI capabilities and limits
Day 3

Your Decision Stack

"How do you make decisions today, and where does AI fit?"

Hour 1: Mapping Your Reality

  • The calendar doesn't lie
  • Decision archaeology exercise
  • The information bottleneck
  • Discussion: Where is time actually going?

Hour 2: The AI Insertion Points

  • Tier 1-4 leverage mapping
  • Your leverage map exercise
  • Workflow redesign workshop
  • Pair review and feedback

Hour 3: Live Workflow Practice

  • Practice: Meeting prep with AI
  • Practice: Strategic analysis with AI
  • Practice: Your real workflow
  • Debrief: Your redesigned week
You Leave With: 3 redesigned AI-augmented workflows ready to implement
Day 4

Organizational Rewiring

"How do you move from theater to embedded?"

Hour 1: The Adoption Reality

  • From theater to embedded
  • The adoption curve in your organization
  • The three embedding strategies
  • Discussion: Which strategy fits your culture?

Hour 2: Governance That Enables

  • The governance paradox
  • The risk-tiered framework design
  • Building your guardrails
  • Cohort governance workshop

Hour 3: Change Management

  • Stakeholder strategy by type
  • The 30-60-90 framework
  • Resistance playbook development
  • Discussion: Your biggest barriers
You Leave With: Governance framework, champion list, and 30-60-90 roadmap draft
Day 5

Your 90-Day Playbook

"What do you do Monday morning?"

Hour 1: Personal Playbook Synthesis

  • Your personal transformation plan
  • The Monday morning checklist
  • First week detailed plan
  • Building the AI habit

Hour 2: Organizational Playbook Synthesis

  • 30-60-90 finalization
  • Communication scripts drafting
  • Champion activation strategy
  • Success metrics definition

Hour 3: Presentations & Accountability

  • Each executive presents 90-day plan (5-7 min)
  • Peer feedback and challenge
  • Accountability partner pairing
  • Commitment signatures
You Leave With: Complete 90-day playbook, peer accountability partner, and signed commitment

Case Studies Included

The Velocity Gap

Two SaaS companies, similar starting points. 18 months of divergent AI strategies. One acquired for 8x revenue, one began layoffs.

Theater vs. Embedded

Fortune 500 spends $15M on AI initiative. 47 pilots, zero operational change. Anatomy of AI theater.

The Overconfidence Trap

Moving too fast without foundation. How rushed "AI-first" mandates create organizational antibodies.

The 90-Day Sprint

Healthcare services company transforms from AI-curious to AI-embedded. The replicable blueprint.

Pre-Work Required

Before Day 1, You Must Complete:

  • AI Readiness Assessment (30 minutes) - Honest audit of personal and organizational AI state
  • Bring a Real Decision - A strategic decision you're currently facing or will face in 30 days
  • Calendar Review - Your calendar from the past 2 weeks for time analysis

The pre-work ensures Day 1 starts with substance, not setup. Come prepared to be uncomfortable.

Ready to Transform?

5 days. Complete playbook. Peer accountability.

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