Productivity with AI for Business Leaders
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Productivity with AI for Business Leaders
Instructor: Anton Voroniuk
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What you'll learn
Use AI tools to boost productivity, streamline workflows, and make faster, smarter decisions.
Apply AI to daily tasks, communication, and meetings to save time and improve clarity.
Build custom AI systems to support strategy, leadership, and scalable business operations.
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April 2026
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There are 6 modules in this course
This course gives business leaders and executives practical, immediately applicable skills for working with AI β not as a concept to understand, but as a tool to use every day.
You will learn how to use AI to manage your daily workflow, draft professional communications, prepare for meetings and difficult conversations, and simplify complex information in minutes. You will apply AI to strategic leadership tasks β conducting SWOT analyses, interpreting financial data, mapping competitors, and building scenario plans. You will configure custom AI tools tailored to your specific role, and use Notion AI to build organizational knowledge systems that make your entire team more effective. By the end of the course, you will have a clear framework for prompting AI well, a library of ready-to-use prompts across every major business function, and the habits to keep building from there. What makes this course different: everything is built for decision-makers, not developers. No technical background required. Every lesson is practical, every tool is ready to use, and every skill applies directly to the real challenges executives face β starting from day one.
Explore key AI tools, debunk myths, and learn practical techniques to turn information into clear executive insights.
What's included
5 videos2 readings2 assignments
5 videosβ’Total 13 minutes
- Introduction to the Courseβ’1 minute
- How AI Can Boost Your Productivityβ’3 minutes
- Overview of Key AI toolsβ’3 minutes
- Quick-Win: Turn a Messy Email Thread into an Executive Briefβ’2 minutes
- Privacy & Data Security in AIβ’4 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Effective Prompting Tipsβ’10 minutes
- AI Myths That Mislead Executivesβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 25 minutes
- Write Your First Structured Promptβ’15 minutes
- Test Your Knowledgeβ’10 minutes
Use AI to prioritize work, draft responses, prepare meetings, and simplify complex information quickly.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 assignment
4 videosβ’Total 9 minutes
- Manage Your Day and Prioritize Tasks with AIβ’2 minutes
- Turn Messages into Clear, Professional Responsesβ’2 minutes
- Meeting Preparation with AIβ’2 minutes
- Summarize Meetings Quickly with AIβ’2 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Prepare for Difficult Conversationsβ’10 minutes
- Simplify Complex Information Fastβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Test Your Knowledgeβ’10 minutes
Conduct SWOT, market research, financial analysis, and scenario planning using AI-powered tools.
What's included
5 videos2 readings1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 13 minutes
- Conducting SWOT Analysis β’3 minutes
- Smart Goal Creationβ’3 minutes
- Market Research and Trend Spotting β’3 minutes
- Conducting Financial Analysisβ’2 minutes
- Scenario Planning and What-If Analysis β’2 minutes
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Decision-Making Framework with AIβ’10 minutes
- AI Output Validation and Quality Assuranceβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Test Your Knowledgeβ’10 minutes
Discover ready-to-use MyGPTs for KPIs, strategy, compliance, and leadership productivity.
What's included
8 videos1 reading1 assignment
8 videosβ’Total 38 minutes
- What is MyGPT and When to Use itβ’3 minutes
- KPI Reporterβ’6 minutes
- Board Pack Builderβ’5 minutes
- Scenario Strategistβ’6 minutes
- Risk & Compliance Sentinelβ’8 minutes
- Talent Strategistβ’3 minutes
- Crisis Simulatorβ’4 minutes
- AI Twin (Executive Assisstant+)β’3 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Top MyGPTs Libraryβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Test Your Knowledgeβ’10 minutes
Transform notes into insights, create knowledge bases, and manage goals using AI-powered systems.
What's included
8 videos1 reading1 assignment
8 videosβ’Total 32 minutes
- Getting Started with Notion AIβ’4 minutes
- AI Commands & Shortcutsβ’3 minutes
- Customizing Your Helperβ’3 minutes
- Turning Messy Notes into Structured Knowledgeβ’5 minutes
- Extracting Key Insights from Textβ’5 minutes
- Creating Knowledge Basesβ’3 minutes
- Goal Tracking & AI Reflectionβ’5 minutes
- Navigating Business Operating System β’5 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Business Operating System Templateβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Test Your Knowledgeβ’10 minutes
Explore future trends, define a 30-day AI plan, and consolidate learning through final assessment.
What's included
2 videos2 readings1 assignment
2 videosβ’Total 4 minutes
- The Future of AI in Productivityβ’3 minutes
- Conclusionβ’1 minute
2 readingsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Prompt Library for Business Leadersβ’10 minutes
- Your First 30 Days with AIβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Final Assessmentβ’30 minutes
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