Leading the AI Transformation: Executive Leadership in a World Without Playbooks
Rossella Blatt Vital
AI Executive, Startup Advisor
Deepsha Menghani
AI Leader, Director of AI Sprout Social
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Lead AI Transformation Delivering Sustainable Impact in the Agentic Era
Every executive today feels the pressure to “win in AI.” Caught between relentless hype and an urgent need to act, leaders are navigating a moment of unprecedented opportunity — and deep uncertainty. There is no universal playbook. AI transformation is messy, full of tradeoffs, and looks different in every organization.
This course offers a structured, practical path forward.
At its core is a clear, actionable AI maturity framework that helps you assess where your organization truly stands across four critical dimensions:
1) Strategy 🎯
2) Ways of Working 🤝
3) People & Culture 👥
4) Systems of Enablement 🛠️
Building on that foundation, you’ll learn how to translate assessment into action. You’ll acquire the tools to develop a personalized and actionable transformation path grounded in your organization’s context, maturity, and goals.
AI isn’t just a technology shift. It’s a leadership and cultural one. This course equips you with the clarity, frameworks, and confidence to lead that transformation — intentionally, credibly, and with lasting impact across product, people, and culture.
What you’ll learn
Build a clear AI strategy, define ROI metrics, and craft a practical roadmap to turn hype into results across product, people, and culture.
Assess where your organization stands today through our proprietary AI Maturity survey
Understand how to translate that assessment into a focused, realistic transformation roadmap
Develop the leadership judgment to drive AI transformation across the four critical dimensions of the framework
Define what success looks like for AI in your context — and how to measure it
Navigate the innovation dilemma: balancing short-term value delivery with long-term, sustained differentiation
Decide where to focus — and where not to — as AI expands what’s possible to maximize ROI
Adapt strategy, planning, and execution for non-deterministic systems
Make better decisions under uncertainty, including how to prioritize, sequence, and resource AI initiatives
Shift from linear plans to experimentation, learning loops, and smart velocity
Understand and lead the cultural shifts required for sustainable AI adoption
Evolve talent models and workforce capabilities as AI changes how work gets done
Build shared AI fluency, confidence, and accountability across teams
Understand what elements of technology and governance are required to make AI usable and scalable, safely
Understand how to assess the tools, access, and guardrails necessary to enable AI fluency across the organization
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Who this course is for
Executive & Sr Leaders
Leaders setting AI direction, making investment decisions, and accountable for enterprise-wide outcomes
Transformation & Functional Leaders
Leaders driving AI initiatives across product, tech, operations, or strategy
Emerging & Aspiring AI Leaders
Leaders and operators building AI fluency to contribute to strategy, decisions, and meaningful change
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Rossella Blatt Vital & Deepsha Menghani in a real-time, interactive format.
AI Maturity Framework PDF
We provide a PDF with our AI Maturity Framework that can act as a future reference as you drive alignment in your organization
Custom Built AI Maturity Survey ⭐️
Get a clear snapshot of your AI maturity across the four pillars - highlighting key gaps and leverage points that you can act on.
6+ Office Hour Q&As
Open office hours for questions and personalized feedback.
Homework Assignments
Optional assignments so you can apply every concept to your context and challenges.
Real-world Perspectives from Guest Speakers
Gain insights through curated conversations with influential leaders and senior AI practitioners
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund through the second week of the course.
Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 39 lessons • 6 projects
Week 1
Week 2
Strategy in the AI Era: From Activity to Intent
Define Measurable Success
Create Competitive Advantage
⚡️ Take action: Create Strategic Focus
🎙️ Guest Speakers: Making Strategic AI Choices Under Uncertainty
✍️ Assignment
May
1
Optional: Office Hour
Schedule
Live sessions
1 hr / week
Join live office hours to ask questions, pressure-test ideas, and get direct feedback as you translate course insights into action in your real-world context.
Fri, Apr 24
4:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, May 1
4:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
Fri, May 8
4:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
Async content
2 hrs / week
Watch the core lesson videos and guest expert interviews at your own pace, with practical guidance and concrete examples to help you apply each concept in your organization.
Projects
1 hr / week
Practical exercises designed to help you apply each module's concepts to your organization
Frequently asked questions
$1,495
USD