Leading in the Age of AI and Machine Learning Course
Overview
Focus on the human side of AI — the leadership, the people, and the decisions that determine whether your organization’s AI journey succeeds or stalls. With AI reshaping workflows, roles, and team dynamics across every industry, successful managers need the ability to cut through the noise and focus on what actually matters: leading their people through change with confidence. This starts not with understanding the technology, but with understanding how to guide the humans navigating it.
Many managers today find themselves caught between the pressure to adopt AI and the reality of teams that are uncertain, resistant, or underprepared. Those who understand how to lead through AI-driven change — not just implement tools — have the ability not only to stabilize their teams in the short term, but to build the adaptive, high-performing culture that sustains performance over time.
In this four-week 100% online course, you’ll explore how AI and machine learning are reshaping team roles, daily operations, and the expectations placed on frontline managers. You’ll develop practical leadership approaches to support your team through uncertainty, build AI literacy without a technical background, and guide your people from hesitation to sustained, confident performance. Discover proven frameworks for managing change, motivating adoption, and building an AI-ready team — through real-world scenarios that reflect the challenges managers face every day.
What You’ll Learn
Understanding AI in the Workplace
- How AI and machine learning are being applied across industries and team functions
- The ways AI is changing workflows, roles, and daily operational responsibilities
- How to connect your organization’s AI direction to your team’s day-to-day work
- Strategies for fostering confidence and a positive approach to the pace of change
People and Process Transformation Through AI
- How to evaluate AI use cases in the context of your team’s goals and workflows
- The tradeoffs involved in introducing AI tools into existing processes
- How to apply Kolb’s Learning Styles to support individual adaptation
- Motivational techniques for encouraging the adoption of new methods and ways of working
Managing Teams in an AI-Enabled Environment
- The sources of resistance and how to identify them within your team
- How to build trust and maintain communication during periods of significant change
- How to apply Tuckman’s team development model to guide a struggling team from Storming to Norming and Performing
- Approaches to building AI literacy and supporting ongoing team learning
Developing AI-Enabled Teams for the Future
- How team roles and responsibilities may evolve as AI becomes embedded in operations
- Ways to support skill development and reskilling as workflows change
- How to manage shifting priorities and competing demands during continuous change
- Strategies for building a high-performing team that can navigate ongoing transformation
Who Should Register?
This course is designed for frontline and early-career managers who are navigating AI-driven change in their organizations and need practical leadership approaches — not technical training — to lead their teams through it. With its focus on people, process, and performance in AI-enabled environments, the course helps managers build the confidence and skills to support team adaptation, address resistance, and sustain results through transformation. No technical background is required.
Curriculum
4 Week Course
Understanding AI in the Workplace
- What Is Artificial Intelligence? Key Concepts for Managers
- How AI and Machine Learning Are Being Applied Across Industries
- AI's Impact on Workflows, Roles, and Team Responsibilities
- Connecting Your Organization's AI Direction to Your Team's Work
- Evolving Team Roles in an AI-Enabled Environment
- Fostering Confidence and a Positive Approach to Change
- The Speed of Technological Change and What It Means for Managers
People and Process Transformation Through AI
- AI Use Cases Linked to Business Goals: Cost, Speed, Quality, and Growth
- Evaluating AI Applications in Your Team's Context
- Workflow Changes and Tradeoffs: Efficiency, Accuracy, and Risk
- Understanding Kolb's Learning Styles and Individual Adaptation
- Motivational Techniques for Encouraging AI Adoption
- Supporting Teams Through Process and Workflow Transitions
- The Cost of Poorly Managed Change on Team Performance
Managing Teams in an AI-Enabled Environment
- Sources of Resistance and Differences in Team Readiness
- Building Trust and Maintaining Communication During Change
- Planning the Transition to AI-Enabled Methods and Processes
- Tuckman's Team Development Model: Storming, Norming, and Performing
- Guiding a Struggling Team to High Performance Through Change
- Building AI Literacy and Supporting Ongoing Team Learning
- Leading Teams with Transparency as AI Systems Are Implemented
Developing AI-Enabled Teams for the Future
- How Team Roles and Responsibilities Will Continue to Evolve
- Supporting Skill Development and Reskilling as Workflows Change
- Managing Shifting Priorities and Competing Demands
- Prioritization Strategies for Continuously Changing Environments
- Time Management and Personal Effectiveness During Transformation
- Building a High-Performing Team That Can Navigate Ongoing Change
- Looking Ahead: Sustaining Performance in an AI-Enabled Workplace
If you’re going to pay by credit card, you can either get started with installment payments or pay in full. Just let your enrollment representative know the option that work best for you.
Corporate and Military Tuition Assistance
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Corporate and Military TA
Corporate tuition assistance is paid by your employer. You will need to provide appropriate forms for processing, prior to enrollment. Air Force tuition assistance is available for active-duty service members. You will need to provide a valid military tuition assistance voucher. Both TA options are subject to employer benefit policies.
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Deferred Corporate TA
Pay tuition now and have your employer reimburse you. Additional documentation will be needed to process this payment. Subject to employer benefit policies.
Military Benefits
Active Duty
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course, to active-duty servicemembers, Guardsmen and Reservists (upon verification of military status).
Veterans
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course to veterans (upon verification of military status).
Spouses and Family
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course, to active-duty servicemembers, veterans, Guardsmen, Reservists and their spouses and dependents (upon verification of military status).
If you are interested in learning more about the steps you need to complete payment, please contact a Student Success Representative. This reduction is valid off the standard tuition fee rate of the listed courses offered by Michigan State University with online administration by Bisk. This reduction is not stackable with other reductions, and you may not use this reduction in conjunction with other reductions.
