Lead with AI: Why Fluency Is Now a Core Leadership Skill for Senior Executives

Fluency in Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Must-Have Leadership Skill

Fluency in Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming essential for leaders beyond just tech roles. Growth, performance, and long-term relevance now demand a solid grasp of AI. According to McKinsey (2025), 92% of companies plan to boost their AI investments in the next three years. Yet, only 1% of leaders feel their organizations have reached real AI maturity.

Leaders can no longer leave AI decisions solely to tech or data teams. They must actively shape AI strategy, evaluate its impact, and make informed, timely decisions.

ISB Online Leadership with AI Programme

To meet this leadership need, ISB Online—the digital arm of the Indian School of Business (ISB), one of Asia’s top business schools—offers the Leadership with AI programme. This 20-week online executive course targets CXOs, senior managers, directors, entrepreneurs, and transformation leaders with over 10 years of experience.

The programme equips leaders with a strategic, practical, and ethical understanding of AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI. Participants learn to lead AI adoption confidently and responsibly, preparing for the new challenges and opportunities AI brings.

With GenAI integrating into marketing, supply chain, risk modelling, and product innovation, leaders face new decision-making demands and risks. This calls for upskilling—not just in AI basics, but in how to frame, execute, and govern AI-driven strategies across business functions.

Agentic AI—intelligent systems that make decisions and act autonomously—requires a shift in leadership mindset. Ethical foresight, responsibility, and systems thinking become crucial. Traditional top-down decision-making struggles to keep pace with AI-driven, decentralized environments. ISB Online’s Leadership with AI directly addresses this shift.

Programme Format and Content

The programme offers a high-touch, online learning experience combining:

• Over 140 self-paced video modules taught by globally recognized ISB faculty
• More than 20 real-world case studies
• Over 40 assignments
• Live masterclasses focused on GenAI and Agentic AI’s strategic and operational sides
• Topics covering practical applications, ethical AI governance frameworks, and hands-on use of essential machine learning and AI tools
• Interactive group discussions and 18 live office hours with faculty
• A capstone project applying AI concepts to real business challenges

Who Should Enrol?

The programme is relevant across industries like technology, finance, healthcare, marketing, and general management. Whether you lead a business unit facing disruption or guide functional transformation, this course aligns with current leadership realities.

Graduates gain ISB Online Alumni status, joining a network of peers and thought leaders.

Leadership with AI prepares experienced professionals to lead confidently and responsibly in an AI-driven economy. As AI shifts from supporting roles to foundational business elements, updating your leadership approach is no longer optional.

For more information on start dates, fees, participant profiles, and testimonials, visit the programme page.