Rapid AI Traction for Senior Leadership Teams
Mark Laurence
AI Strategist // Trainer // Futurist
Close the AI capability gap: Exec-level training for senior leadership teams
“We're going to get to AI systems that are better than almost all humans at almost all tasks... That's the thing I think we're quite likely to get in the next two or three years." - Dario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic.
However…
”Only 8% of employees reported they feel GenAI is already transforming their organisation.” - Deloitte - State of Generative AI in the Enterprise report, Q4 2025.
Quite frankly, the gap between AI advancement and AI adoption that those two stats speak to is just too large. It’s no longer just a gap. It’s a chasm.
And add to that…
“In organisations where AI is openly embraced, the chance of developing 'AI Experts' and 'AI Practitioners' is halved when direct managers discourage its use, either directly or indirectly.” - Section School - The AI Proficiency Report.
Merging those three storylines and you get a headline that says that senior leadership is the bridge that connects AI aspirations to organisational reality, and ultimately the trajectory of its integration at every level.
In other words; true organisation-wide AI adoption doesn’t begin with technology or tools.
It begins with leadership. AI literate and AI skilled senior leadership.
What you’ll learn
Arming senior leadership teams with the AI literacy, practical skills and strategic acumen needed to guide their companies into the AI era.
Finally understand the basic, then more powerful prompting techniques that unlock REAL productivity gains for you in your role.
Once you yourself, as a senior leader, are truly proficient with AI tools, that you can mentally extrapolate...
... and properly understand what it will mean to your people, processes, and business, if your entire workforce had those same skills.
Know which AI tools are "best" for your specific business context.
Everyone is searching for ROI from their AI. Simply buying licenses doesn't magically result in ROI.
Understand which tools are at the frontier, and which ones should be trusted by respective teams and departments within your org.
Create free, shareable, high-impact frameworks to turn AI usage into a cross-department, collaborative force.
Finally expand AI past the small, fragmented groups of "power users" scattered throughout your org.
Learn the 5 strategic building blocks that we use in our consultancy practices to guide companies to become AI-emergent organisations.
Experience and truly understand first-hand why AI is much more-so a cultural and leadership undertaking, than a tech/IT undertaking.
Accept that AI success is a leadership challenge, not a technical one.
Understand the key behaviours that senior leaders need to display in the AI era.
Actively enable and empower all of your org chart to engage with AI powerfully, safely, and ethically.
Navigate the 'Big P' in AI with confidence... privacy.
Much is made of the perceived privacy risks of AI. The reality is that AI tools have robust privacy mechanisms that can be trusted.
Trust only comes from knowledge though. Learn the nuance of what it means to set your people and AI systems up in responsible and safe ways.
Who this course is for
Senior leadership teams wanting to collectively, confidently, knowledgeably, skilfully and ethically lead an AI-forward company.
SLT teams who sense AI is far more than a technical challenge, that it demands leaders step forward to lead comprehensive strategic change.
Leadership teams excited by making a genuine commitment to fundamentally reshape their people, processes and businesses.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Mark Laurence in a real-time, interactive format.
On-demand content
~3 hours per week of guided video and written lessons and exercises.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
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.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
26 lessons • 6 projects
Week 1
Week 2
Is your company ahead, on-track or behind with AI? [AI Strategy]
The 5 strategic building blocks to AI transformation [AI Strategy]
[Optional but highly recommended bonus material] The "Mother Prompt"
[Live cohort lesson] Post-lesson video recording and presentation resources
Free resource
Is your exec team ‘Behind’, ‘On–Track or 'Ahead' with AI?
Benchmark your true AI maturity
Don't assume you're 'On-Track' because AI pilots are happening. Benchmark your org's true AI maturity in under 5 mins.
Learn the 5 key AI traction levers
Not theory. Not a vendor's sales deck. Learn the framework I use with boards and exec teams to drive bottom-line change.
Why your AI problem probably isn’t AI
AI success isn't choosing tools. Learn how to shift company culture and mindset before implementing Ai technology.
Schedule
Live sessions
1-2 hrs / week
1.5 hrs of weekly live sessions. Sessions are recorded for flexibility.
Async content
1-2 hrs / week
On demand video and written lessons, combined with small and practical exercises to contextualise the skills into YOUR own role and business responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions
$7,300
NZD
2 cohorts