Artificial Intelligence for Managers: From Basics to Practice
Open module: 9 lessons with real-world cases, free of charge
9 free lessons – Foundation + 4 role-based specializations: people management, projects, education, technical depth
Who will benefit from this course
People managers
Team leads and HR professionals – the "People Management" track: 1-on-1s, feedback, employee development, performance reviews
Project managers
PMs and delivery managers – the "Project Management" track: planning, risk assessment, stakeholders, status reports
Executives
Directors and founders – foundation + tracks of your choice: strategic decisions, sentiment analysis, "what if" scenarios
L&D and trainers
Learning specialists and educators – the "Education" track: course creation, AI as a coach, presentation analysis
Course program: AI for managers and leaders
Practical application of AI tools in management
How learning works
Read a lesson – 20 minutes
Text-based lessons with real project examples. No 2-hour videos – only what you need for practice.
Checkpoints verify you haven't missed anything important
9 lessons available for free, no payment required
Course author
Stanislav Belyaev
Engineering Leader
Microsoft
15 years in engineering management and platforms. Helps teams build effective engineering systems and grow technical leaders. Graduated 500+ students at Yandex Practicum and 200+ at Stratoplan management school. Instructor rating: 9.0 out of 10.
The curriculum is built on research (MIT, Stanford, Microsoft), our own benchmark of 54 models, and hands-on AI experience at Microsoft. All materials are in the blog.
Frequently asked questions
Blog: latest articles
AI Spread Faster Than the Internet – But 62% of Users Got Stuck at the Start
Stanford AI Index 2026: AI hit 88% adoption and outpaced the internet in diffusion speed. Yet 62% of users remain stuck at surface level.
4 Prompt Engineering Techniques Tested on 7 Models: Workshop Guide
Structure, Few-Shot, XML tags, and Red Teaming – four prompt engineering techniques tested on GPT-5.4, Claude, Gemini, and 4 more models. Ready-to-use prompts inside.
99% Quality at 1.4% of the Price: What's Wrong with the AI Model Market
Analysis of 53 AI models: 1,600x price difference, 0.24-point quality gap. An 80/20 strategy cuts costs by 79% with just 11% quality loss.
A practical AI course real skills, not prompt templates for sale
Built by managers for managers – you get proven, real-world use cases, learn to understand AI tools, and adapt them to your own work
The open module with 9 lessons is available for free. Explore the key topics and start applying AI at work today
Why people choose mysummit.school
We learn ourselves, make the mistakes for you. We teach you to apply AI, not just know about it. We keep you up to date on new AI tools – and all of this is done by real practitioners. We don't have a corporate mission statement – but we have enthusiasm and a genuine desire to share our experience and discoveries
Practice from professionals
Only real-world experience and cases from active managers and data specialists
Flexible learning model
Choose your pace: email tips + online platform + live sessions with instructors
Constantly updated
New features and practices added every week
Expert-led training
Taught by specialists who use AI in their work every day
Ready to apply AI at work?
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9 free lessons – Foundation + 4 role-based specializations