1.1 Reflection Questions: Module 1 – AI Awareness & Career Integration

1. AI Concepts in Your Leadership Context:

After completing the Understanding AI Fundamentals for Executives section:

• Which one AI concept—AI, Machine Learning, Automation, or Generative AI—do you believe will most impact your leadership style over the next 12 months?
• Describe why this concept aligns with your leadership responsibilities.

Prompt: Consider how this technology could support your decision-making, governance, or strategic planning.

2. AI Visibility in Your Organization:

• Identify one AI-related tool or process currently in use (or emerging) within your team, department, or organization.
• How visible is this tool at the executive level?
• Describe whether it is part of strategic discussions or mainly operates in operational silos.

Prompt: Reflect on whether executives in your organization are leveraging AI insights or delegating AI completely to technical teams.

3. Personal Leadership Reflection:

• Reflect on a recent leadership decision or initiative where AI insights or automation could have improved efficiency, outcomes, or strategic alignment.
• What type of AI tool (e.g., predictive analytics, automation, generative AI) could have supported this decision?
• How would it have changed your approach or decision process?

Prompt: Think of decisions around resource allocation, risk assessment, or stakeholder engagement.

4. Shifting Perceptions of AI in Leadership:

• What was your initial perception of AI’s role in executive leadership before this module?
• Describe one key insight from Module 1 that shifted your thinking about how AI can support or enhance leadership functions.
• Are there new areas where you see AI playing a role in your personal leadership development?

Expected Output:

Each response should be 100–150 words, building self-awareness and preparing for the AI Competency Mapping and Leadership Growth Plan later in the module.