The Essential Masterclass

The Open Mind Institute

Leading Through AI Disruption:

Building Human Performance in Uncertainty

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In today’s environment, the question isn’t whether AI will impact your organisation, it’s how quickly you can translate AI into measurable business value. Most organisations are investing in tools, but very few are unlocking outcomes. This masterclass is designed to close that gap.

The Inflection Point–

60%

of HR Leaders feel underprepared for AI's workforce impact

(Josh Bersin Co., 2025)

88%

of Professional Services firms are now using AI – up from 45% last year.

5%

of Australian businesses are deriving substantial value from AI tools (Deloitte, 2025).

Australia's professional services sector is at a critical inflection point. AI adoption has nearly doubled in the past year, yet most organisations lack the leadership capability to manage it. The result? A measurable wave of anxiety spreading across every level of the organisation.

Leadership burnout is resulting in the following unhealthy ripple effect:

The Solution?

In partnership with AI In Motion we designed the 'Leading Through AI Disruption Masterclass' to arm leaders and teams with critical AI fluency and the human centric leadership skills to eliminate the uncertainty and start moving toward proactive orchestration.

To stop the "wait-and-see" cycle, leaders must pivot from treating AI as a future project to treating it as an operational utility.

In 2026, the gap between experimenting with AI and having a successful strategy in utilising it, is defined by those who draw the hard line and proactively move into orchestration.

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The Inclusions –

We move your team beyond awareness into application, equipping them with the capability to identify real opportunities, prioritise high-impact use cases, and execute with confidence.

Here's what your team will receive:

Our masterclass facilitators are experts in the AI & human performance space,

EXPERT FACILITATION

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

A range of AI and authentic relating experiential learning team activities to ensure learnings stick and are applied in the field.

CORE PILLARS OF HUMAN SKILLS

Receive the essential human centric skills from our human performance expert, such as critical thinking, E/SI & effective communication.

AI FLUENCY

We demystify AI and impart the essential skills to create fluency and informed capability.

IDEATION

Structured ideation facilitated to identify high-friction processes and translate these into AI opportunity statements.

30 60 90 DAY ACTION PLAN

We work collectively with your team to create a detailed action plan to see your organisation successfully navigate the AI uncertainty wave.

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY

Adaptive leadership & self-leadership critical skills to work with AI and effectively lead teams.

THE AI STRATEGY ROADMAP

Working with your team we create the AI strategy roadmap offering a step by step process to sustainably scale and work with AI.

WHITEPAPER

After the masterclass you will receive the resources and an industry specific white paper detailing high-level recommendations

Masterclass Outline –

Context & Perceptions

Extract current concerns & create team alignment on organisational AI relevance.

AI Foundations

Build practical understanding of AI capabilities & limitations.

Hands-on Practice

Ideation & Prioritisation

Building application confidence via AI experiential learning activities.

Create AI Opportunity Statement, I.D strategic prioritisation of quick wins, pilots and long-term initiatives.

The Core Pillars of Human Skills

Team assessment in critical human-centric skills that formulate core pillars:-

AQ & Adaptive Leadership
Critical Thinking
Emotional & Social Intelligence
Authentic Relating

Real World Application

Applying the Core Human Skill in real-world scenarios via experiential learning activities

AI Strategy Plan Creation

Creating the Strategy Plan, assigning ownership & defining clear next steps.

Call to Action & Accountability

Closing on Clarity of Action Items & accountability measures.

The result is not just increased productivity, but clearer decision-making, stronger leadership in uncertainty, and a practical roadmap that links AI adoption directly to business performance.

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The Facilitators –

Paul Pitsaras LL.B B.Int.Bus.

Managing Director, Executive Coach & Facilitator

The Open Mind Institute

Wayne Custodio

Founding Partner of

AI IN Motion

Wayne is a veteran of the Brisbane technology and innovation landscape with over 25 years of experience in digital transformation. He is widely recognised for his ability to bridge the gap between complex business problems and innovative data-driven solutions.

Wayne was a partner at Deloitte within the Strategy and AI practice, where he helped organisations navigate the intersection of data, innovation, and large-scale strategic business solutions.

Prior to Deloitte, Wayne co-founded Glass, a highly successful Brisbane-based innovation and venture growth consultancy known for its "future-focused" work with the Queensland Government and major retail/utility sectors.

Paul is the founder of The Open Mind Institute (TOMI), a premier Brisbane-based coaching & training organisation.

Recognised as Brisbane's top executive coach, Paul is a sought after speaker and facilitator known for his ability to translate complex behavioural science into practical, actionable strategies for the modern workforce.

A former litigation lawyer turned executive coach, Paul transitioned from the legal world to human behaviour after recognising a profound need for mindset resilience and emotional intelligence in high-pressure professional environments.

Paul empowers leaders and teams across professional services to navigate complexity and sustain peak performance.