Leadership development is becoming increasingly important in today's working world. Particularly in the context of digital transformation, skills in dealing with artificial intelligence are indispensable. KIROI Step 9 therefore represents a significant milestone in the targeted qualification of managers for the challenges of AI-supported working methods. It offers practice-orientated approaches to combine technical skills with social and methodological competence and thus enable sustainable development in day-to-day management.
AI expertise as the key to modern management development
Today, management development focusses on far more than just imparting knowledge. KIROI Step 9 focuses on systematically analysing existing skills and creating individual development plans. This makes it possible not only to build up technical knowledge about AI applications, but also to promote agility in dealing with change processes and social leadership skills.
An example from the logistics sector shows how managers can optimise routines and hone their analytical skills at the same time through the targeted use of AI-supported algorithms. In the production environment, practical training enables the efficient use of digital control systems. In the financial sector, on the other hand, targeted management development is used to train the confident use of AI-supported risk analyses in order to better meet compliance requirements.
BEST PRACTICE at a customer (name concealed due to NDA contract): In a leading energy supply company, KIROI Step 9 implemented a special development programme with a focus on AI expertise. Individual coaching sessions and practice-oriented workshops helped managers to strengthen their technical expertise and social skills. This led to an improved culture of innovation and a closer exchange between technical and administrative teams.
Practical implementation of leadership development with KIROI Step 9
Practical experience shows that a mix of formal and informal learning formats significantly increases the success of management development. KIROI Step 9 combines traditional methods such as seminars and coaching with innovative approaches such as action learning and 360-degree feedback.
For example, managers benefit from practical workshops in which they try out AI-based tools and reflect on how they can support their management work. As part of peer coaching sessions, they exchange ideas about challenges and solutions in the digital environment. In the media industry, managers use feedback systems to better assess the impact of their communicative behaviour in the digital transformation.
Regular development plans are also essential in the IT sector: managers set themselves realistic milestones in order to gradually build up their digital expertise. In the healthcare industry, experienced coaches accompany the learning process in order to responsibly address ethical issues surrounding AI in addition to technical expertise.
Impulses for your own management development
It is advisable to actively organise your own management development and to integrate KIROI Step 9 as an important building block. Initial measures can include a well-founded needs analysis, the identification of individual learning objectives and the selection of suitable development formats.
Companies from the service sector report that targeted coaching and peer-to-peer dialogue have increased acceptance and understanding of AI applications. In the manufacturing industry, on the other hand, learning paths that strengthen social skills as well as specialist knowledge have shown lasting success in management development.
Systematic support along practice-oriented, customised learning paths helps managers to adapt themselves and their team to the digital challenges. Reflection and continuous feedback are key elements in making progress measurable and ensuring transfer to everyday working life.
Management development and the future viability of companies
Leadership development remains a crucial topic for companies that want to survive in an increasingly complex and digitalised working world. KIROI Step 9 takes this process to a new level by allowing technological and social skills to be developed in parallel.
SMEs from the retail sector in particular report that targeted development programmes are improving internal collaboration and making the management culture more agile. In the public sector, too, the development of AI expertise opens up new potential for designing innovative and user-centred services. In the research organisation, managers experienced how important findings from leadership development contribute directly to more effective project management.
BEST PRACTICE at a customer (name concealed due to NDA contract): An international technology company implemented a modular learning system that integrates KIROI Step 9 as part of its management development programme. This enabled managers to acquire in-depth AI knowledge and strengthen their ability to change at the same time. This promoted openness to innovation and helped the company to stay ahead of the competition.
My analysis
Today, leadership development is a complex, continuous process that combines technical, methodological and social skills. KIROI Step 9 supports this development by specifically promoting skills for dealing with AI and digital transformation. Practical training, individual support through coaching and the use of diverse learning formats create a sustainable skills elite in companies. Clients often report that this approach not only deepens their technical knowledge, but also strengthens their overall leadership skills. In this way, modern leadership development makes a decisive contribution to making companies fit for the future and actively shaping digital change.
Further links from the text above:
KIROI step 9: Leadership development through AI expertise
Methods of management development
Leadership development methods
AI expertise - more than just technical understanding
Leadership development: definition, methods & goals
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