AI Fluency for Leaders

Length: 60 minutes
Format: Online, Live Workshop
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 @ 12:00PM - 1:00PM PST
Price: Complimentary

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WHO THIS IS FOR

Leaders and individuals navigating AI adoption within the organization
Firm leadership responsible for setting AI usage policy and modeling it for associates and staff
Leaders/Individuals who have AI tool access but haven't yet built real fluency — or clarity on what's safe to use it for
Leaders who need to weigh client confidentiality, privilege, and cost alongside genuine productivity gains

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

How to honestly assess your own AI fluency using a structured, six-stage model
How to build a working AI tool trained on your own real work — live, not hypothetically
What's safe to input into an AI tool given client confidentiality and privilege — and what isn't
How usage-based AI pricing works, so cost is a leadership decision, not a surprise
How to model AI adoption for associates and staff in a way that builds trust instead of risk

SESSION AGENDA (60 MINUTES)

0:00 – 0:05	Welcome, vocabulary, and a quick intake — name the task you'll build around
0:05 – 0:12	Live demo: watch a real problem get solved with an AI assistant, live
0:12 – 0:14	Governance & Cost quick take — what's safe to input, and how AI pricing actually works
0:14 – 0:44	Hands-on build: you build your first working AI Delegate, live, using your own real task, with coaching
0:44 – 0:54	Peer share — show your build, one thing that surprised you
0:54 – 1:00	Close — your next step, and what a deeper engagement could look like for your firm

KEY TAKEAWAYS

A clear, honest read on your current AI fluency — and what the next stage looks like
A working AI tool you built yourself during the session, using your own real task
A working understanding of the governance and cost questions your firm actually needs to answer
A practical framework you can bring back to your partners and associates

YOUR PRESENTER

Sheila Hara, Senior Director of Product Management
Barracuda Networks

Sheila Hara is a Senior Director of Product Management at Barracuda Networks, leading a globally distributed team across the US, India, Germany, and Austria. With 15+ years in product leadership, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, and a U.S. patent, she brings a systems-thinking approach to how leaders actually adopt AI — not just access it. She's a Sharebird Top Product Mentor and founder of Leadership Lab, where she teaches leaders real AI fluency through live, hands-on workshops.

sheilahara.com [email protected]

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