AI Strategy for Executives

Leverage artificial intelligence to drive smarter decisions, optimize operations, and create sustainable competitive advantage across your business.

ai strategy for executives leadership course at lsb uk


In Person

Intake: February 2026

Duration: 2 days

Location: London

Fees: £1,900


Online

Intake: February 2026

Duration: 3 months

Location: Online Self Paced

Fees: £590

Programme Overview

This course is designed for leaders, managers, and decision-makers who need a clear, practical understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) without technical complexity. It focuses on how AI creates business value, the risks leaders must manage, and the strategic, ethical, and organisational implications of AI adoption.

The course enables leaders to make informed decisions, ask the right questions, and guide AI initiatives with confidence.

Learning outcomes

  • Develop an AI strategy aligned with organisational goals

  • Identify and prioritise high-impact AI use cases

  • Make informed build vs buy vs partner decisions

  • Establish AI governance, ethics, and risk frameworks

  • Lead AI-driven organisational change

  • Measure AI value, performance, and ROI

Key benefits to you and your organisation

Benefits to you

Gain the ability to define and articulate a clear AI vision aligned with business objectives, not technology trends.

Make informed investment, prioritisation, and governance decisions about AI initiatives with confidence.

Communicate AI strategy effectively with boards, shareholders, and senior stakeholders.

Understand ethical, legal, data, and reputational risks and how to manage them at an executive level.

Lead organisational transformation by aligning people, processes, and technology around AI.

Stay ahead of emerging AI trends and position yourself as a forward-looking, digitally fluent leader.

Benefits to your organisation

Ensure AI initiatives directly support strategic goals such as growth, efficiency, resilience, and customer value.

Focus resources on high-impact use cases, reducing failed pilots and wasted spend.

Establish clear accountability, compliance, and responsible AI frameworks.

Use AI to enhance forecasting, planning, decision-making, and productivity across the organisation.

Anticipate disruptions, manage uncertainty, and strengthen long-term organisational resilience.

Build trust, capability, and engagement among employees working alongside AI technologies.

Course structure & modules

• AI as a strategic capability

• Competitive advantage and differentiation

• AI maturity models

• Industry and cross-sector examples

• Aligning AI with corporate strategy

• Business problems vs technology solutions

• Setting realistic AI ambitions

• Short-term wins vs long-term transformation

• Value, feasibility, and risk assessment

• Operational, customer, and strategic use cases

• Portfolio approach to AI initiatives

• Avoiding low-value AI experiments

• Data readiness and quality

• Platforms, infrastructure, and vendors

• Build vs buy vs partner decisions

• Talent and capability requirements

• Responsible and ethical AI principles

• Data privacy, security, and compliance

• Bias, transparency, and accountability

• AI governance models for executives

• Organisational impact of AI

• Workforce implications and reskilling

• Change management and communication

• Building trust and adoption

• Defining success metrics

• Financial and non-financial benefits

• Performance tracking and KPIs

• Scaling successful AI initiatives

• Scaling and integrating AI

• Emerging AI trends executives should monitor

• Continuous learning and adaptation

• Long-term AI roadmap

Certification

Participants receive a Certificate in AI Strategy for Executives from London School of Business, UK.

The LSB experience

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Expert Trainers

Passionate specialists who keep up to date with the latest trends in their field.

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Quality Delivery

Trainers have assessed annually on the quality of their delivery and delegate engagement.

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Practical Training

Theory and practical based training to take back to the office which leads you more.

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Small Class Sizes

No more than 25 people to ensure you get the most from our trainers.

Join the league of extraordinary leaders

As a participant in the Diploma in AI for Leaders and Executives, you will gain the strategic insight and leadership capabilities needed to navigate the evolving AI-driven business landscape. This programme empowers you to lead with vision, leverage artificial intelligence responsibly, and shape the future of executive leadership.

Apply now and be the change

Unlock your leadership potential and propel your career to new heights.
Please contact us on +44 (0)20 3305 8124 or send us an email to exed@lsbuk.com to discuss your requirements and obtain an application form.

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