Leading with Confidence in the Age of AI and Digitalization

Leadership Strategies, AI Tools, and New Roles in Leadership Practice

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This training is held in German.
The pace of AI and digital transformation is breathtaking—but leadership must not become merely a reaction to technology. Gain an overview of these changes and their impact on your day-to-day leadership. We go beyond tools: Reflect on your mindset and hone the skills needed for the new world of work. Use AI strategically to free up time for leadership tasks and foster a sense of belonging in your hybrid team. This training combines technological expertise with leadership identity—you’ll gain practical tools and a clearer vision of the kind of leader you want to be in the digital world. Your leadership update for a work environment that unites people and machines.

Contents

Further training in accordance with AI Regulation Art. 4 for the obligation to provide evidence of AI competence.

1. Challenges of Digitalization for Leadership

  • VUKA, BANI & Co. – Finding Your Way Through Change: Applied to Your Day-to-Day Leadership Practice.
  • Future Skills: Which Skills Really Matter—and How to Develop Them.
  • Factors for successful digital collaboration: networking, openness, participation, agility.

2. Leadership and Artificial Intelligence

  • The Possibilities and Limitations of AI in Leadership Practice.
  • The Importance of AI Literacy: Understanding AI, critically evaluating outputs, and developing prompt-writing skills.
  • AI in Everyday Life: Specific Areas of Application—From Meetings to Decision Support.
  • Dealing with AI Skepticism Within the Team: Addressing Reservations, Creating Psychological Safety.

3. Tools & Hybrid Collaboration

  • Hybrid Leadership: Closeness, Trust, and Connection Even from a Distance.
  • Using collaboration tools strategically: Kanban, whiteboards, asynchronous communication.
  • Virtual Communication: Presence and Impact in Digital Formats.

4. Application in Practice

  • Reflect on leadership style and identify specific steps for change.
  • Supporting change processes with confidence and empathy.
  • Peer consultation using real-life cases from among the participants.
  • You'll go home with a concrete, actionable plan of action.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training session…

  • You'll gain a clear overview of technological trends and their implications for your day-to-day management responsibilities.
  • You use AI tools as strategic “co-pilots” to handle administrative tasks more efficiently.
  • You'll develop AI literacy: You'll understand AI outputs, be able to evaluate them critically, and apply your prompt-writing skills in everyday life.
  • You'll strengthen your leadership skills in a hybrid leadership environment and foster team cohesion even when working remotely.
  • You optimize your digital collaboration through the strategic use of modern tools and workflows.
  • You'll reflect on and adapt your personal leadership style for the digital age.
  • You'll gain effective insights to help you guide change processes confidently and with empathy.
  • You'll tackle individual challenges through peer consultation and real-world examples.
  • You'll leave the training session with a concrete action plan for your next step in leadership.

The transfer coaching takes place one-on-one with the instructor and is designed to facilitate personal reflection and provide support for putting what was learned into practice following the in-person training.

Methods

Instructor-led sessions, live AI demos, case studies and best-practice examples, individual and group exercises, structured sharing of experiences, working with Canvas, retrospectives, peer consultation, action planning.  

Helpful pre-training learning resources promote understanding and help you apply the content to your work context. A personalized workbook facilitates reflection, goal-setting, and the step-by-step implementation of insights and results.
The training includes a 60-minute transfer coaching session to reinforce your insights and ensure their targeted application to your day-to-day leadership responsibilities.

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Executives at various levels and from different generations who want to adapt their leadership skills to the demands of digital transformation and artificial intelligence

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