Leaders make difficult decisions every day, in employee conversations, terminations, conflicts, and reorganizations. Each of these moments demands experience, empathy, and the right words. What if an AI coach were available at any time, one that knows exactly these situations and prepares you for them in a tailored way?
This training shows you how to build such a coach using an LLM (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude ), structured, privacy-compliant, and ready to use quickly. Not a general-purpose chatbot, but a system of 8 categories and 74 topic areas that you fill with your own context.
What if your trainer is the AI itself?
Other trainings explain AI tools. This one is moderated by an LLM (e.g. ChatGPT or Claude) as a slide-based trainer. The slides remain the visual anchor, the language model handles explanation, exercise guidance, and personal feedback. You don’t just learn about AI coaching, you’re accompanied by an AI trainer throughout. A free account with Claude, or ChatGPT is usually sufficient.
| Classic Leadership Training | This Training |
|---|---|
| 💸 500–2,500 € per person | ✅ Completely free |
| 📅 Fixed dates, group format | ✅ Anytime, 1-on-1 coaching |
| 👨🏫 Generic content for all industries | ✅ Your context, your situations |
| 📋 74 topics — rarely covered systematically | ✅ 8 categories and 74 topic areas, one method |
| 🔄 Coach not always available | ✅ Your AI coach, ready 24/7 |
| 📬 Materials sent by email afterwards | ✅ All files available for immediate download |
Who is this training for?
The training requires no prior AI knowledge. It is aimed at:
- Leaders at all levels – team, department, and division heads who want to better prepare for difficult conversations
- HR business partners and people managers who support leaders in challenging situations
- Internal trainers and L&D professionals looking for an immediately deployable leadership coaching solution
- Companies that want to build scalable leadership development without costly individual coaching
- Experienced AI users looking for a structured framework for AI-supported leadership coaching
What will you learn in this training?
The training is designed as LLM-moderated 1-on-1 coaching, structured into 5 modules. No front-of-room instruction — you build your personal AI coach step by step.
🔷 Module 1 – Introduction & Foundations (F-03 to F-07)
What distinguishes a generic AI chatbot from a real AI coach? You’ll learn why most AI responses remain too general — and how structured context changes that. An overview of 74 leadership topics across 8 categories: from employee conversations to reorganization, from conflict management to strategic leadership.
🔷 Module 2 – Building the AI Coach (F-08 to F-30)
The heart of the training. You’ll learn the RAKE model — Role, Assignment, Context, Expectation — and create your own master prompt. Plus: privacy traffic light for leadership data, tool selection (ChatGPT, Claude), setup checklist, and backup strategy. The result: a ready-to-use AI coach that speaks your language.
🔷 Module 3 – The Soul of the Coach (F-32 to F-50)
How does a good coach think? You’ll learn 10 follow-up strategies, the P-Q-R Check for quality-assuring AI responses, and the prompt library: a system that gives you immediately deployable prompts for all 74 topic areas.
🔷 Module 4 – Practical Sprint (F-51 to F-56)
You apply the AI coach to your own leadership situations — live, in a real chat. Feedback round, adjustment of the master prompt, final knowledge check.
🔷 Wrap-Up & Outlook (F-57 to F-68)
Five key takeaways, your personal 30-day plan, and the 4 roles of an AI coach in everyday leadership.
What you’ll be able to do after the training
- Build a personal AI coach that knows your industry, your team, and your leadership style
- Address 74 leadership situations with structured prompts in a targeted way
- Systematically prepare for difficult conversations (terminations, conflicts, performance feedback) with AI
- Evaluate AI responses for quality and risk using the P-Q-R Check
- Use leadership data in a privacy-compliant way — without giving up AI
- Integrate the AI coach as a weekly routine: 10 minutes on Mondays, start the week more structured
The Common Thread: Tanja and Your Own Case Study
Throughout all 69 slides, Tanja accompanies you, 42 years old, managing director of a mid-sized consulting firm with 8 direct reports. She has used AI only for emails and then stopped, because the responses were too generic. Her situation makes every abstract concept immediately tangible. Equally present: your own case study, a concrete leadership situation from your day-to-day work that you bring into the training at the start and that follows you through all modules.
How to Start the AI-Led Training
What’s Included in the Download?
📋 1. The Slides as PDF
All training content is presented and visualized across 68 slides. The PDF serves as your visual guide during the AI-led training session: You view the slides while the AI trainer guides you through the material.
🤖 2. The System Prompt (KI-LeadershipCoach_Systemprompt.md)
This file instructs the LLM to take on the role of a slide-based AI leadership coach. Behavioral rules, slide sequence, privacy guidelines — but no training content. Just the training behavior.
📚 3. The Training Content (KI-LeadershipCoach_Inhalt.md)
All 69 slides as structured reference for the LLM: slide objective, core message, example, key takeaway — plus a “Do not deviate” block per slide. This file is uploaded together with the system prompt.
📄 4. The Cheat Sheet as PDF
A single-page A4 document for everyday use: RAKE model, P-Q-R Check, follow-up strategies, tool matrix, and privacy traffic light. Print-ready or for digital use.
Quick Start Guide: Starting an LLM-Led Session
For self-study only, the PowerPoint is sufficient. For the LLM-guided version, you additionally need both Markdown files.
- Open ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) or Claude (claude.ai) in a new chat, in text mode (no audio yet).
✅ ChatGPT (chatgpt.com) — Well suited, audio mode available
⚠️ Microsoft Copilot — Limited: may sometimes ignore training content.
Instead of just typing “start”, write “Please follow the Markdown file strictly”
❌ Google Gemini — Not suitable: reads training files too unreliably
- Upload both Markdown files, first
_Systemprompt.md, then_content.md. - Type “start”, the LLM takes over moderation and begins with slide F-01.
- Open the slide PDF alongside.
- Optional: After starting, switch to audio mode — ChatGPT Advanced Voice (headphone icon), only available in ChatGPT, not in Claude or Copilot — this lets you speak freely while viewing the slides at the same time.
- Keep the Cheat Sheet handy — for the first week afterwards.
Note: A free account is usually sufficient to get started. Upload behavior and daily limits may vary by platform.
Usage and License
- ✅ Private use – free and without restrictions
- ✅ Internal, non-commercial training – free, attribution to foundic.org appreciated
- ✅ Redistribution – permitted with attribution to foundic.org
- ✅ Modification and adaptation – permitted for internal use with attribution
- ⚠️ Commercial use – only with prior approval from foundic.org
🎓Free download — all files, no registration required
We believe that professional development shouldn’t be a matter of budget — not even for leadership development. This training is and will remain free: no registration, no newsletter requirement, no strings attached. Just download and get started.
| File | Format | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Slides – Presentation 69 slides |
⬇ Download | |
| System Prompt (LLM Trainer) Behavioral rules for the AI coach |
.md | ⬇ Download |
| Training Content (68 Slides) Internal reference for the LLM |
.md | ⬇ Download |
| Cheat Sheet Single-page A4 reference, print-ready |
⬇ Download |
Your Feedback Matters
This training is version 1.0 and we want it to get better. We welcome any feedback:
- 💬 How was your experience? Did the LLM moderation work?
- 🔧 What could be improved? Content, structure, slides, pace?
- 💡 What training would you like next? AI in Finance? AI for HR? Automation with AI agents?
Simply leave a comment below, every piece of feedback flows directly into the next version. And if this training helped you: share it with colleagues who haven’t yet dared to try AI. That’s exactly who we built it for.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What do I need to get started?
Just access to a large language model such as ChatGPT or Claude (a free account is sufficient). The training materials include all necessary prompts and system instructions — no programming or technical setup required.
Can I use this AI coach for my organization?
Yes. Internal, non-commercial use is free of charge with attribution to foundic.org. For commercial use, please contact us in advance.
How long does the training take?
You can get started in 1–3 hours. The training is modular — you can work through individual topic areas from the 74 available themes without completing the entire course in one session.
Is my input secure when using ChatGPT or similar tools?
The training works entirely with fictional or anonymized scenarios. Never enter real personal or company data — you will still receive practical, transferable results that apply directly to real situations.