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Full AI Learning Lab Descriptions

1. Find Your Sponsor (Not Just a Mentor)

Category: Career Development  |  Schedule: January 27

Who It’s For: Professionals at any level who want to accelerate their careers through strategic relationships

The Pain: You have mentors who give advice, but no one actively advocating for you in rooms you're not in

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for identifying potential sponsors in your organization
  • AI prompt to map your current network and identify gaps
  • Conversation starters for building sponsor relationships
  • Clear distinction between mentorship and sponsorship

2. Finance for Leaders: Read the Numbers, Make the Case

Category: Business Acumen  |  Schedule: February 17

Who It’s For: Non-finance leaders who need to speak the language of business and justify investments

The Pain: You have great ideas but struggle to translate them into financial terms that get approved

Walk Away With:

  • Basics of reading and interpreting financial statements
  • AI prompt to create a business case from your project idea
  • Framework for cost-benefit analysis
  • Confidence to discuss budgets and ROI with leadership

3. Effective Delegation: Get Out of the Weeds Without Losing Control

Category: Leadership Skills  |  Schedule: February 24, September 22

Who It’s For: Leaders and managers who are overloaded and struggling to delegate effectively

The Pain: You keep doing the work yourself because it's faster, but you're burning out and your team isn't growing

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for what to delegate vs. what to keep
  • AI prompt to write clear delegation instructions
  • System for accountability without micromanagement
  • Strategies to develop team members through delegation

4. Handle Any Sales Objection: Build Confidence and Close with Clarity

Category: Business Development  |  Schedule: March 3

Who It’s For: Sales professionals, account managers, and leaders who need to influence and persuade

The Pain: You lose momentum when prospects push back, and you don't have a consistent way to respond

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for categorizing and responding to objections
  • AI prompt to generate objection responses for your product/service
  • Language for handling price, timing, and competitor objections
  • Confidence to stay calm and move conversations forward

5. SOPs and Training Materials: Document What Matters (Without the Headache)

Category: Process Improvement  |  Schedule: March 10, October 20

Who It’s For: Leaders and teams who need to standardize work, train faster, and reduce rework

The Pain: Your best processes aren't written down, knowledge walks out the door, and creating documentation takes forever

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for capturing tribal knowledge quickly
  • AI prompt to draft SOPs from bullet points or verbal explanations
  • Template for training materials that people actually use
  • System for keeping documentation current without constant rework

6. Reaching the Floor: Communication That Works Without Email

Category: Operations Excellence  |  Schedule: March 24

Who It’s For: Plant managers, operations leaders, HR, and communications professionals in manufacturing

The Pain: Your messages don't reach frontline workers who don't have email or desk access

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for multi-channel communication in manufacturing environments
  • AI prompt to adapt corporate messages for plant floor delivery
  • Creative approaches that work across shifts
  • Strategies for ensuring message clarity and consistency

7. Career Pathing for Leaders: Build a Team That Stays and Grows

Category: Talent Development  |  Schedule: March 31

Who It’s For: Managers and leaders who want to retain talent and develop future leaders

The Pain: You have talented people but no clear development plan, and they may leave for growth opportunities elsewhere

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for career conversations that build trust and clarity
  • AI prompt to create personalized development plans
  • Tools for identifying stretch opportunities without promotions
  • Approach for building internal mobility and engagement

8. AI Behind the Scenes: Understand the Tool Without Being the Expert

Category: AI Literacy  |  Schedule: April 7, September 8

Who It’s For: Leaders and professionals who want to use AI strategically without needing a technical background

The Pain: AI is everywhere, but you don't understand how it works or how to use it effectively and safely

Walk Away With:

  • Plain-language understanding of how AI works (and where it fails)
  • AI prompt to identify use cases in your role
  • Framework for responsible AI use in the workplace
  • Confidence to ask better questions about AI tools and vendors

9. Project Management: Run Better Projects Without More Meetings

Category: Execution & Delivery  |  Schedule: April 14, November 3

Who It’s For: Leaders and individual contributors responsible for delivering projects on time and across stakeholders

The Pain: Projects stall due to unclear roles, shifting priorities, and endless coordination

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for project clarity (scope, roles, timeline, success measures)
  • AI prompt to draft project plans and stakeholder updates
  • Tools for running effective meetings and decision-making
  • Approach to keep projects moving without micromanaging

10. Change Management: Reduce Resistance and Drive Buy-In

Category: Leadership & Influence  |  Schedule: April 21, October 6

Who It’s For: Leaders responsible for implementing change, transformation, or new systems/processes

The Pain: You have to deliver change, but people resist or ignore it and momentum stalls

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for mapping stakeholders and predicting resistance
  • AI prompt to draft change communications and talking points
  • Strategies for building buy-in and psychological safety
  • Tools to sustain change beyond launch

11. Procurement: Navigate the Process Without Losing Your Mind

Category: Business Operations  |  Schedule: May 5

Who It’s For: Professionals who need to work with procurement, source vendors, or manage purchasing processes

The Pain: Purchasing feels slow and confusing, and you don't know how to get things approved efficiently

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for understanding procurement timelines and stakeholders
  • AI prompt to create RFP language and vendor comparisons
  • Best practices for building business cases that pass review
  • Strategies for smooth cross-functional collaboration

12. ERG Leaders: Run an ERG That Gets Results (Not Just Events)

Category: ERG & Community Leadership  |  Schedule: May 19

Who It’s For: ERG leaders and members who want to increase impact and credibility

The Pain: Your ERG is busy, but it’s hard to prove impact or get leadership support

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for ERG strategy and measurable outcomes
  • AI prompt to draft plans, metrics, and leadership updates
  • Tools for running meetings, building teams, and driving engagement
  • Approach for aligning ERG work with business priorities

13. Project Communication: Keep Work Moving Without Constant Follow-Up

Category: Collaboration & Communication  |  Schedule: April 14

Who It’s For: Project leads and team members coordinating across functions and stakeholders

The Pain: You spend more time chasing updates than actually moving work forward

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for proactive project communication that reduces follow-up
  • AI prompt to draft status requests and escalation messages
  • System for identifying project risks before they derail timelines
  • Approach for accountability without micromanagement

14. Engineering Communication: Translate Technical Work for Non-Technical Audiences

Category: Technical Communication  |  Schedule: April 28

Who It’s For: Engineers, technical leads, and anyone who needs to explain complex work to business stakeholders

The Pain: You know your work matters but struggle to explain it in terms leadership understands

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for translating technical concepts into business impact
  • AI prompt to draft executive summaries of technical work
  • Templates for presenting to non-technical audiences
  • Confidence to advocate for technical priorities in business terms

15. Procurement: Supplier Management That Doesn’t Consume Your Week

Category: Supply Chain & Vendor Management  |  Schedule: May 5

Who It’s For: Leaders and professionals managing vendor relationships and performance

The Pain: Supplier issues create churn, and it’s hard to keep communication, expectations, and documentation consistent

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for supplier performance conversations
  • AI prompt to draft supplier updates, corrective actions, and expectations
  • Templates for consistent documentation
  • Approach for managing supplier relationships at scale

16. Internal Communications: Messages That Actually Get Read

Category: Organizational Communication  |  Schedule: May 12, November 17

Who It’s For: Communications professionals, HR, and leaders responsible for employee messaging

The Pain: You send messages but employees don't read them, or they misunderstand and you spend time clarifying

Walk Away With:

  • Framework for cutting through noise and competing priorities
  • AI prompt to draft clear, action-oriented internal communications
  • Templates for different message types (announcements, changes, celebrations)
  • Strategies for reaching employees across different channels and locations

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