Professional Certificate in Implementing AI Management and Leadership
Program Details
- Overview
- Academics
- What You'll Learn
Develop practical leadership and management skills for navigating AI-driven transformation. Learn how organizations can adapt people, processes, and strategy in an era shaped by artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies. Build the confidence to lead change, foster innovation, and create agile teams prepared for the future of work.
About MSU's Broad College of Business
Founded in 1855 on the ideals of democratization of knowledge, Michigan State University (MSU) is an inclusive, internationally recognized university with a mission of advancing knowledge and transforming lives. Michigan State University Online is the home to online programs from MSU's Eli Broad College of Business. These flexible programs are offered in a variety of structures and formats and designed for working professionals. Through the convenience of online, video-based e-learning with the added value of face-to-face networking in select programs, you can gain applicable industry knowledge and learn from the faculty thought leaders at one of the top research universities in the world.
Curriculum
Curriculum
- Understand how artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, and emerging technologies are reshaping workplace operations, workflows, and team dynamics
- Learn practical leadership strategies for managing organizational change, supporting digital literacy, and helping teams adapt to technology-enabled environments
- Explore how AI can support operations, marketing, sales, customer service, scheduling, and decision-making while understanding the importance of governance, collaboration, and workforce readiness
- Develop approaches for motivating employees, improving team performance, supporting reskilling initiatives, and building trust around the use of AI and machine learning tools
- Learn how AI, machine learning, and advanced technologies influence business strategy, organizational transformation, and competitive positioning
- Explore frameworks for leading digital transformation, overcoming resistance to change, and aligning people, processes, and technology with long-term business goals
- Understand concepts such as AI governance, process transformation, innovation strategy, agile thinking, risk management, and design thinking within modern organizations
- Build practical skills for evaluating AI opportunities, improving operational effectiveness, supporting strategic decision-making, and leading organizations through continuous technological change
What You'll Learn
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Can identify opportunities for AI adoption across areas such as operations, marketing, sales, customer service, and decision-making.
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Apply practical leadership approaches for managing organizational change, supporting workforce adaptation, and improving team collaboration in technology-enabled environments.
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Understand how to support digital literacy, AI governance, and responsible experimentation while building an AI-ready organizational culture.
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Can evaluate the strategic impact of AI and emerging technologies on business performance, workforce development, and competitive positioning.
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Apply frameworks for leading organizational transformation, overcoming resistance to change, and supporting innovation initiatives.
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Understand how agile thinking, design thinking, risk management, and continuous improvement practices contribute to successful AI implementation and organizational transformation