How to Become an AI L&D Leader: The Hands-On Workshop
Joe Leslie
VP Global AI Learning & Development
Build the AI L&D leadership role before anyone hands it to you
Every L&D team is being asked about AI, and most of the answers are still being invented in real time. The people who step up now will shape how their organizations learn for years. Nobody hands you that role, so you build it, one stakeholder win at a time.
This 3-hour workshop is hands-on from the first minute. Using the three moves I used to lead AI upskilling at Golin Ketchum and, before that, at Publicis Groupe for 115,000 people (be visible, be structured, have a vision), you'll build real assets for your own organization.
You'll leave with a stakeholder map of who can pull you in, a drafted ask for an executive sponsor, a 90-day plan for a program you can launch with no budget or platform, and a point of view you can defend in the room.
Bring a real situation from your work. You'll walk out with a one-page personal roadmap and a plan for your first two weeks.
What you’ll learn
Go from being asked about AI to leading it, with a one-page roadmap and a clear plan for your first two weeks.
Spot your first two easy wins
Write a short positioning statement
Get the wording, the timing and what to offer in return
Run a quick diagnostic to find where people are stuck
See how GOLearn and CoLearn work at Golin
Use Golin's 15% to 90%+ adoption story as a working case
Pressure-test it with a partner
Combine your outputs, with owners and deadlines
Walk out with a plan for your first two weeks
Workshop agenda
Welcome and your starting point (0:00 to 0:10)
Quick check-in on where you are today and the real situation you're bringing. It's the example for every exercise that follows. You leave with a one-line statement of the AI role you want to build.
Be visible: become the person people think of for AI (0:10 to 0:55)
Map the stakeholders who can pull you in and spot two easy wins. Draft a sponsor ask and a short positioning statement. You build: a stakeholder map, sponsor ask and positioning statement.
Break (0:55 to 1:05)
Ten minutes to step away.
Be structured: turn a few wins into a program (1:05 to 1:45)
Run a quick diagnostic to find where people are stuck. See how GOLearn and CoLearn work, plus a version needing no budget. You build: a 90-day plan for your first program.
Have a vision: take a position people can follow (1:45 to 2:25)
Why handing people licenses doesn't change how they work, and what does. Use Golin's 15% to 90%+ adoption story as a case. You build: a point of view your organization might push back on.
Build your personal roadmap (2:25 to 2:50)
Combine your three outputs into one page: what you're visible for, what you're building and what you believe. Add owners and deadlines. You build: a one-page roadmap for your manager.
Close and Q&A (2:50 to 3:00)
Your first two weeks, step by step, plus open questions.
Learn directly from Joe
Joe Leslie
Global AI L&D Lead at a global communications agency, previously Publicis Groupe
Who this workshop is for
L&D, training, and enablement professionals who have been asked about AI and want to turn that into a real role
People making the case for an AI role with no title, mandate, or budget yet, or who were just handed a mandate and need a plan to run with
Agency, consulting, and in-house team members who want to lead AI upskilling in their organization
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Joe Leslie in a real-time, interactive format.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
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