Executive education for leaders and teams on AI, growth and leadership

Programmes for boards, leaders and teams that build the judgement to run the business on an AI operating model, taught by practitioners who do the work.

Choose how you learn

CoursesOne full day on one skill, booked online.£1,200 in person or £995 online, VAT includedSee courses and dates →CohortsSix weeks online with a small group of senior peers, ending with your own plan.£3,000 per person, VAT included, or £12,500 for five from one companySee the cohorts →SprintsOne day for one company's leadership team that ends in a decision.Book a callSee the sprints →Diagnostics and team coursesA diagnostic of your business, or any course run in-house for your team.Book a callSee diagnostics and team courses →

Choose your track

AIHow do I run my part of the business with AI and agents?For leaders who need to run their part of the business with AI and agents, from the first working agent to the governance your board will ask for.See the AI track →GrowthHow do I grow revenue?For leaders who need to grow revenue, from the story and the strategy to selling at the top and marketing with AI.See the Growth track →LeadershipHow do I lead with authority as AI changes the work?For senior leaders who need to lead with authority as AI changes the work: presence, the board, the stage and the people and agents in your team.See the Leadership track →

AI courses

CourseWorking with AI agentsHand real work to AI agents and leave with two of them doing tasks from your own job.One full day. Next date 10 Nov 2026 CourseAI at Work: Claude for LeadersPut Claude, Copilot, Gemini or ChatGPT to work on your own job, with an expert beside you.One full day. Next date 17 Nov 2026 CourseAI Governance for LeadersSet the rules, owners and risk register your board needs before AI spreads across the business.One full day. Next date 26 Nov 2026

Growth courses

CourseNarrative for LeadersFind the message your market will pay for and the story that carries it.One full day. Next date 19 Nov 2026 CourseSelling to the C-suite: Listen. Create. Engage.Get the meeting with the chief executive and win the deal once you are in it.One full day. Next date 12 Nov 2026 CourseGrowth Strategy for LeadersChoose where growth will come from and turn it into a plan your team can run.One full day. Dates on request CourseBrand and Marketing with AI for LeadersBuild a brand that stands out and the AI workflows that run your marketing week.One full day. Next date 26 Jan 2027

Leadership courses

CoursePresence for LeadersBuild the confidence to hold your own at the top table and steer the outcome.One full day. Next date 23 Nov 2026 CourseThought Leadership for LeadersOwn your niche, find your signature idea and plan your book.One full day. Dates on request CourseWinning the BoardTake a paper or a proposal to the board and come away with the decision you need.One full day. Dates on request CourseOn Stage and On CameraSay what you mean on stage, on camera and in print, and keep saying it under pressure.One full day. Dates on request CourseLeading People and AgentsRun a team where agents do more of the work and keep your people motivated and growing.One full day. Next date 18 Mar 2027

Cohorts

Six weeks online with a small group of senior peers. £3,000 per person, VAT included, or £12,500 for five people from one company.

Cohort, six weeks onlineThe AI Leadership ProgrammeSix weeks online for leaders who need to run their part of the business with AI and agents. You leave with a working agent, a tested workflow and an AI plan for your function.£3,000 per person Cohort, six weeks onlineThe Growth Leader ProgrammeSix weeks online for leaders who own growth. You leave with the company's growth plan, its story and its go-to-market.£3,000 per person Cohort, six weeks onlineYour Executive BrandSix weeks online for leaders who want to be known as the authority in their field, from your niche and signature idea to your book, your platform and your first time on stage.£3,000 per person

Sprints

One day for one company's leadership team that ends in a decision. Book a call and we will shape it around your business.

Sprint, one dayAI Strategy SprintOne day for your leadership team that ends in a decision on AI: where it pays first, who owns it and what happens on Monday.Book a call Sprint, one dayStory SprintOne day for your leadership team that ends in a decision on the company story: what you sell, who it is for and why customers should choose you.Book a call Sprint, one dayMirror SprintOne day for your leadership team to see the business as customers, staff and the market see it, and decide what to change first.Book a call Sprint, one dayIntervention SprintOne day for a leadership team facing an issue it keeps circling, from a stalled change to a split at the top. The day ends in a decision with owners.Book a call

Diagnostics and team courses

Book a call and we will shape it around your business.

DiagnosticAI DiagnosticA clear view of where your business stands on AI, from use and skills to data, risk and governance, with the priorities to act on first.Book a call DiagnosticGrowth DiagnosticA clear view of where your growth will come from and what is holding it back, across customers, proposition, story and sales.Book a call DiagnosticLeadership 360Structured feedback for a senior leader from their board, peers and team, with a private debrief and a development plan.Book a call Team courseTeam courses: any course, in-house for your teamAny course in the catalogue, run privately for your team in your offices or online and shaped around your business.Book a call

Dan's Growth Circle

A year with DanDan's Growth CircleA year with Dan Ilett for chief executives, founders, chief revenue officers and chief marketing officers, by application. The first circle starts in February 2027.Apply

Who teaches

Dan Ilett

Founder of The Executive Summary and chair of the City CIO Club. Dan is a journalist who wrote for the Financial Times and others, and a former commercial transformation director at a FTSE technology business. He has media trained chief executives and politicians and works with leadership teams on growth, story and selling at board level.

Ewan MacLeod

President of the City CIO Club and a serial group chief information officer who has led technology and transformation at Nordea and Sohar Bank. Ewan teaches the build side of AI: agents, workflows and the operating model that holds them together.

Peter Borner

Works with boards and leadership teams on data privacy and AI risk at The Data Privacy Group, and brings the broad context of the law to the people who have to make the decisions.

Questions leaders ask

Questions

What is the difference between a course, a cohort and a sprint?

A course is one full day on one skill, bought online. A cohort runs for six weeks online and ends with your own plan. A sprint is one day for one company's leadership team that ends in a decision.

How much do courses cost?

Courses cost £1,200 in person or £995 online, VAT included. Cohorts cost £3,000 per person, VAT included, or £12,500 for five people from one company. Sprints, diagnostics and team courses are priced with you.

Who teaches?

Practitioners who do the work: Dan Ilett on growth and leadership, Ewan MacLeod on AI and Peter Borner on AI governance.

Where do courses run?

In person at Salisbury House, 29 Finsbury Circus, London EC2M 7AQ, or live online. Team courses and sprints run in your offices or online.

Can you run something for our team?

Yes. Any course runs in-house as a team course, and sprints and diagnostics are built for one company. Book a call and tell us what has to change.

Book a call

Tell us who you need to develop and what has to change, and we will shape the programme around it.