AI FOR LEADERS & MANAGERS: PRACTICAL AI STRATEGIES FOR SMARTER LEADERSHIP & FASTER DECISIONS

29-30 Sep, 2026, Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur

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AERIS CHOW

 AI Productivity & Business Thinking Trainer

 HRDC Accredited Trainer

 MBA | CEP | NLP Practitioner

 Multilingual: English | BM | Chinese

 

What Organisations Gain:

• Smarter leadership decisions

• Higher performing teams

• Better decision-making with AI

• Stronger AI adoption culture

 

Aeris Chow specialises in helping leaders and managers harness AI as a strategic leadership tool - to make smarter decisions, communicate with authority and develop high-performing teams. As an HRDC Accredited Trainer with an MBA, NLP Practitioner certification and Toastmasters leadership credentials, she brings both academic rigour and real-world corporate experience to every programme she delivers.

 

With extensive background in manufacturing, international trade and business operations across local and multinational organisations, Aeris understands the real pressures managers face daily. Her courses are built around authentic leadership scenarios - not theory - ensuring every skill is immediately applicable back in the workplace.

 

Her training is highly practical and results driven. Participants apply AI directly to real management tasks — drafting executive communications, preparing performance conversations, analysing business challenges, making structured decisions and building their personal AI leadership system from day one.

 

She delivers training in English, Bahasa Malaysia and Chinese, enabling strong engagement across diverse corporate audiences. Her energetic, structured and interactive approach consistently builds leadership confidence and drives lasting behavioural change in how managers lead, decide and perform.

Venue Details

Wyndham Grand Bangsar Kuala Lumpur
No 1, Jalan Pantai Jaya Tower 3, 59200 Kuala Lumpur,

https://wyndhamgrand bangsarkl.com.my/



Phone : 03-2298 1888

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FOCUSING ON
  • Module 1: AI Through a Leader’s Lens - From Curious to Confident
  • Module 2: Practical Prompting Skills - Better Input, Better Output
  • Module 3: AI for High-Impact Leadership Communication
  • Module 4: AI for Smarter Meetings, Planning & Leadership Productivity
  • Module 5: AI for Strategic Decision Making
  • Module 6: AI as Your People Multiplier - Leading, Coaching & Developing Teams
  • Module 7: AI for Structured Problem Solving & Corrective Action
  • Module 8: The Leadership Boardroom - AI Capstone & 30-Day Leadership AI Blueprint
INTRODUCTION

AI is no longer a technology trend - it is a leadership imperative.

 

Today’s Managers are expected to make faster decisions, lead stronger teams and deliver greater results, often with the same or fewer resources. Yet most leaders either avoid AI entirely or use it without structure, leaving significant untapped potential on the table every single day.

 

AI for Leaders & Managers is a practical, results-driven 2-day course designed specifically for HODs, Managers, Senior Managers and GMs across all industries. It equips leaders with the AI skills, frameworks and confidence to work smarter, communicate with greater authority, solve problems more effectively and make better decisions - faster.

 

From mastering structured prompting to strategic decision making, people development and high-stakes business simulations, every module is built around real leadership scenarios with immediate workplace application.

 

Participants leave not just AI-aware - but AI-ready to lead.

AFTER ATTENDING THIS COURSE YOU WILL RETURN TO YOUR JOB…
  1. Explaining what AI is, understanding its capabilities and limitations, and applying responsible AI use protocols at leadership level.
  2. Constructing powerful AI prompts using a structured 5-part formula to produce professional leadership outputs immediately.
  3. Producing executive presentations and professional materials in significantly less time using AI tools.
  4. Drafting high-impact management communications - emails, memos, reports, business cases and proposals - faster and with greater confidence.
  5. Planning and running more effective meetings by creating structured agendas, action-oriented minutes and leadership planning documents with AI.
  6. Applying a structured AI decision-making framework to define problems, gather intelligence, generate options, validate risk and execute action plans.
  7. Leading people more effectively - handling performance conversations, coaching team members and navigating difficult HR situations using AI.
  8. Diagnosing workplace problems using AI-powered root cause analysis - including 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagram - and produce corrective action plans that stick.
  9. Demonstrating ethical and responsible AI use - including confidentiality, human oversight and output verification - in everyday leadership decision making.
  10. Completing a high-stakes Leadership Boardroom simulation, building a Personal Prompt Library and leaving with a 30-Day AI Blueprint ready to implement from Day 1.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
  • Directors & C-Suite Executives
  • General Managers (GMs)
  • Head of Departments (HODs)
  • Managers & Senior Managers
  • Operations & Branch Managers
  • Business Unit Heads
  • HR, Finance, Sales & Marketing Managers
  • Any leader responsible for people, decisions and results
METHODOLOGY

This course is designed as a highly interactive, hands-on leadership experience - not a lecture. Each module combines short concept introductions with immediate live practice, ensuring participants apply every skill in real time using their own workplace context and leadership challenges.

 

Learning is delivered through live AI tool demonstrations, structured prompting exercises, real management scenario simulations, group discussions and peer activities. Participants practise directly on free AI tools throughout both days, building confidence through real outputs rather than theory alone.

 

Day 1 focuses on foundations and leadership productivity – equipping managers with practical AI skills for communication, prompting and daily management tasks. Day 2 elevates to strategy and leadership impact - covering decision making, people development, problem solving and the high-stakes Leadership Boardroom capstone simulation.

 

All exercises are built around authentic leadership scenarios applicable across industries and management levels. Participants leave with a completed 30-Day Leadership AI Blueprint and a Personal Leadership Prompt Template Library ready for immediate use.

Entry Requirements

• Basic computer literacy is sufficient.

• No IT technical knowledge is required.

• Laptop Required

DAY 1
9:00

Module 1: AI Through a Leader’s Lens - From Curious to Confident

Understand AI the way a leader should - strategically, not technically

  • Generative AI vs AI Agents vs Agentic AI
  • AI vs Search Engine vs Human Judgement
  • AI capabilities, limitations and hallucinations
  • AI ethics in the workplace
  • Responsible AI use - confidentiality and data protection
  • Free AI Toolkit overview by leadership function
10.45

Module 2: Practical Prompting Skills - Better Input, Better Output

Master the one skill that controls everything AI produces for you

  • Why prompting is a core leadership competency
  • Weak prompts vs powerful prompts
  • A structured prompting formula for leadership tasks
  • Adding role, situation, tone and context
  • Refining AI responses - expand, shorten, reformat
  • Building your Personal Leadership Prompt Library
1:00 Lunch
2:00

Module 3: AI for High-Impact Leadership Communication

Write faster, present sharper and influence confidently at every level

  • Drafting emails, memos and management reports
  • Handling escalations, crisis and sensitive messages
  • Converting meeting notes into management documents
  • Adapting tone for different audiences
  • Building business cases and proposals
  • Translating leadership messages across languages
3:45

Module 4: AI for Smarter Meetings, Planning & Leadership Productivity

Stop being busy. Start being effective

  • Creating structured meeting agendas
  • Capturing and transcribing meetings automatically
  • Converting notes into action-oriented minutes
  • Prioritising, delegating and tracking tasks
  • Weekly, monthly and quarterly planning
  • Creating executive presentations and slides
5:00 End of Day 1
DAY 2
9:00

Module 5: AI for Strategic Decision Making

Think deeper, decide faster and lead with greater confidence

  • Why leaders need a structured AI decision framework
  • Defining the real problem or opportunity clearly
  • Gathering data, insights and intelligence
  • Generating and pressure-testing strategic options
  • Assessing risk, feasibility, cost and impact
  • Building action plans and tracking outcomes


10.45

Module 6: AI as Your People Multiplier - Leading, Coaching & Developing Teams

Become the leader your people deserve

  • Performance conversations and appraisal scripts
  • Development plans and coaching notes
  • Team briefings, onboarding, training content and posters
  • Disciplinary, conflict and sensitive HR conversations
  • Identifying team skill gaps and training needs
  • Live coaching role-play with AI as practice partner
1:00 Lunch
2:00

Module 7: AI for Structured Problem Solving & Corrective Action

Stop firefighting. Start solving. Fix it for good

  • Identifying problem statements using 5W1H
  • Root cause analysis - 5 Whys and Fishbone
  • Validating findings - separating facts from assumptions
  • Evaluating solutions - Cost, Risk, Urgency and Feasibility
  • Creating a CAPA Report - corrective and preventive actions
  • Solve a real workplace problem using all 5 steps
3:45

Module 8: The Leadership Boardroom - AI Capstone & 30-Day Leadership AI Blueprint

Lead under pressure. Decide with AI. Leave with a plan that creates real change

  • Boardroom Scenario - high-stakes business challenge
  • Round 1 - analyse the challenge
  • Round 2 - produce action plan and executive memo
  • Share & Peer Review - pairs feedback using W-W-W framework
  • Build your Personal Leadership Prompt Template Library
  • 30-Day Leadership AI Blueprint - 3 commitments from tomorrow
5:00 End of Course