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AI Talent Strategy

Build, buy, borrow — the role architecture, hiring patterns, retention plays, and the AI-fluency build for your existing org.

8 chapters·Executive · Director·Free

Last updated: 2026-05-22

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What you'll learn

By the end of this course you'll be able to:

  • The build/buy/borrow framework for AI talent — when to hire, when to partner, when to upskill, with cost realism
  • The role architecture that scales — ML engineer, data scientist, ML ops, AI PM, AI strategist — and what each actually does
  • The AI fluency build for the existing org — the curriculum, the cadence, the manager moves that compound
  • The retention plays that actually retain — compensation, mission, growth path
  • The 3 trust trip-wires every AI talent strategy must respect

Who this is for

CHROs, CTOs, CIOs, and AI/talent leaders accountable for the talent strategy behind AI ambitions. Especially valuable for orgs whose AI strategy is solid on paper but whose hiring + retention reality is undermining it.

Curriculum

8 chapters · 1 hands-on exercises · capstone challenge

Each chapter ends with the learning objectives ticked off. Quizzes are auto-graded with feedback; exercises are open-ended and produce artifacts you can take to your team.

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1. AI talent landscape

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    2. Build vs buy vs borrow

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      3. Role architecture

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        4. Hiring patterns

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          5. Retention

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            6. AI fluency for existing org

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              7. Manager moves

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                8. Talent strategy rollout

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                  All 8 chapters live with interactive slides, audio narration, mock-exam practice, and cross-device progress tracking. The first two chapters are accessible without an account.

                  References & sources

                  Built on cited sources — not vibes.

                  Every course is researched fresh against vendor documentation, regulatory sources, and peer-reviewed work. Sources used in this course:

                  Course details

                  Track

                  Leadership

                  Level

                  Intermediate

                  Audience

                  Executive, Director

                  Function

                  HR & People, Strategy

                  Industry

                  Cross-Industry

                  Stack

                  Stack-agnostic

                  Paired Gennoor Way phase

                  diagnose, train

                  Format

                  interactive, reading