AI+ Business Leaders

Practical AI for General Management

The AI strategy your board expects you to have.

Every general manager is now expected to have an AI strategy — without the technical background to judge whether a proposal is transformative or expensive theatre. This book gives you the SCALE investment scorecard, the frameworks to challenge vendor claims, and the language to brief a board with confidence. Built by an AI engineering firm for leaders who run the business — so AI earns its keep the way every other investment does.

Tier

Tier 2 · Job Roles

Category

Business Operations

Format

Guide

Updated

Q2 2026

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You'll build

The SCALE scorecard — Strategic fit, Cost, Adoption readiness, Likely ROI, Execution risk — for evaluating any AI investment
The Leader's Strategic Toolkit — Pre-Mortem, Devil's Advocate, Steel-Man, Stakeholder Scan, and Board Devil's Advocate — for the decisions you make alone
An AI readiness assessment across operations, people, data, and governance — with concrete next steps
A 90-day adoption plan spanning personal mastery, function rollout, and board reporting
A proportionate governance framework — policy, risk controls, accountability — built for the organisation you actually run
The PRISM Prompting Framework applied to leadership tasks — board papers, strategic analysis, vendor evaluation, team communication

Who this is for

General managers, managing directors, COOs, and divisional or regional directors running business units with P&L responsibility. Typically managing 50–500+ people across multiple functions. They manage managers. They make investment decisions — budgets, headcount, technology. They report to a board, CEO, or group-level executive. They might run a division of a large corporation, a mid-sized standalone company, or a regional operation. They are not technologists, but they are expected to have a view on AI.

Also for:Senior functional directors (operations, commercial, finance) who work across departments and influence strategy; chief of staff or strategy roles advising the GM/MD; aspiring leaders transitioning from functional management to general management who need to understand AI at the business-unit level.

You’ll be able to

Assess their organisation's AI readiness across operations, people, data, and governance dimensions
Evaluate competing AI initiatives using the AI Investment Scorecard (SCALE) and present a defensible business case to a board or executive committee
Apply the PRISM Prompting Framework to at least 5 leadership tasks (strategic analysis, board papers, operational reviews, vendor evaluation, team communication)
Use AI as a structured strategic thinking partner on current leadership decisions by applying the Leader's Strategic Toolkit — Pre-Mortem, Devil's Advocate, Steel-Man, Stakeholder Scan, and Board Devil's Advocate
Design and lead an AI adoption programme across multiple business functions with measurable milestones
Establish proportionate AI governance — policies, risk controls, and accountability structures — appropriate to the organisation's size and sector

What’s inside

Diagnostic: How AI-Ready Is Your Organisation?
Chapter 1: AI in Business Leadership Right Now
Chapter 2: What Business Leaders Need to Know About AI
Chapter 3: The Leader's Own AI Mastery
Chapter 4: AI as Your Strategic Thought Partner
Chapter 5: Building the Business Case for AI
Chapter 6: AI Across Your Business Functions
Chapter 7: AI Adoption and Change Management
Chapter 8: AI Governance, Risk, and Responsible Use
Chapter 9: AI Agents, Workflows, and Automation
Chapter 10: AI Performance Measurement and ROI
Chapter 11: The 90-Day AI Leadership Action Plan
Back matter: Skill Summary · Recommended Next Reads · Glossary · Tool Reference

Written by engineers who build production AI systems, not consultants who present them — for general managers who need to walk into the boardroom with answers, not slides.

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