AI For Leaders & Specialized Roles
AI Fundamentals for Leaders
Learn how AI works so you can review AI-assisted work and guide your team's responsible use.
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Leaders are increasingly reviewing and approving work that AI helped create, often without a clear sense of where it can go wrong. This course gives leaders a practical understanding of how AI works, where it adds value, and what risks to watch for. Participants practice reviewing AI-assisted work, owning the outcome, and coaching their teams to use AI responsibly, and they leave with a personal leadership commitment.
What you'll learn
- Explain how generative AI works and distinguish its capabilities from its limitations.
- Identify appropriate opportunities and common risks of AI in the workplace.
- Review AI-assisted work critically before approving or sharing it.
- Set clear expectations for responsible AI use on their teams.
- Coach and enable team members to use AI effectively and accountably.
What you'll be able to do
- Spot errors and risks in AI-assisted work before approving it.
- Take ownership of outcomes, regardless of how work was produced.
- Set practical guidelines for team AI use.
- Coach employees to use AI with good judgment.
- Model responsible AI use as a leader.
Federal leaders are increasingly reviewing and approving work that AI helped create, often under tight timelines. This course gives supervisors and managers a plain-language understanding of how AI works, where it adds value in agency work, and what risks to watch for. Participants practice reviewing AI-assisted documents, owning the outcome, and coaching their teams to use AI responsibly within agency policy, using only the tools their agency has authorized.
What you'll learn
- Explain how generative AI works and distinguish its capabilities from its limitations.
- Identify appropriate opportunities and common risks of AI in federal work.
- Review AI-assisted work critically before approving or forwarding it.
- Set expectations for employee AI use, including human review and protection of sensitive information.
- Coach and enable team members to use AI effectively within agency guidance.
What you'll be able to do
- Spot errors and risks in AI-assisted work before approving it.
- Take ownership of outcomes, regardless of how work was produced.
- Apply agency guidance when approving or limiting team use of AI.
- Coach employees to use AI with good judgment.
- Model responsible, accountable AI use as a leader.