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Plan Your Early AI Moves: Training for Business Leaders

Philip Henery
Philip Henery
January 6, 2025

Illuminate the path to Exponential IT

The Issue

In the vast realm of innovation, AI stands as a beacon of possibility for many technology leaders. While we are aware of the excitement, few of us fully understand how to implement AI solutions.

Most business leaders know they should use AI to their advantage before they are left behind. However, it is too early to know the implications. And, despite initial reactions to AI, many organizations still lack an overarching strategy for artificial intelligence.

There is a sense of urgency, but fear of the unknown, lack of information about the possibilities, and confusion about the risks are holding business leaders back. And the absence of a well-defined strategy poses challenges for leaders. They are expected to act with insight and decisiveness when implementing AI initiatives, even though they may not have a clear action plan guiding them.

AI could increase your business efficiency, but your organization depends on you to accelerate the learning process and stay up to date with the rapidly changing opportunities and threats related to AI and produce an actionable roadmap for the future of AI in your department.

The Obstacles

  • While AI can add immeasurable value, it has thus far been proven to be unreliable, untrustworthy, and unverified.
  • There is a lack of available talent, and you do not know where and who to recruit, making implementation difficult.
  • Deficiencies in the completeness and validity of your data will limit AI’s usefulness.

Our Insights

There are untold numbers of AI initiatives already deployed. Seek out the evolving experience of your peers for early insights. By learning from their successes and challenges, you can navigate the AI landscape with greater confidence and make informed decisions for your future initiatives.

Recommended Methodology

  • Make a roadmap and identify key areas to consider for AI implementation.
  • Implement employee training to introduce AI into the company culture and establish the foundation for future success.
  • Develop awareness and metrics for monitoring AI adoption and challenges as the technology advances, vendor solutions materialize, and strategies mature.

In Conclusion

In such a dynamic and evolving landscape, it becomes crucial to accelerate the learning process and stay up to date with the rapidly changing opportunities and threats related to AI. This volatile business climate is forcing strategies to evolve in real time, and there is pressure to act on AI before fully understanding its capabilities and its risks. Many organizations will find that their safest path forward is to learn diligently while appearing to do nothing.

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About the Author

Philip Henery
Philip Henery
Marketing Administrator

Philip is a writer, editor, voiceover narrator, and producer of several forms of media from news articles to biographies, novels, podcasts, and even local music artists. He is ROCIMG's Marketing Administrator, and is partially responsible for pushing his company's presence to the forefront of their localized industry.

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