Role-Based Programme
RB0219

Perplexity for Senior Leadership

Research, Analyse & Lead with Evidence-Based Intelligence

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Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop functional proficiency in applying Perplexity across strategic intelligence, executive research, business analysis, risk sensing, and decision preparation.
  • Apply advanced query-engineering techniques to generate current, source-backed, concise, and leadership-ready insights.
  • Use Research Mode, web sources, business documents, and approved organisational information to investigate markets, competitors, technologies, risks, and strategic opportunities.
  • Build reusable Perplexity Projects for executive intelligence, strategic reviews, market monitoring, and management decision support.
  • Apply source validation, confidentiality, assumption testing, evidence quality, and accountable human judgement before research influences leadership decisions.

Tools covered

PerplexityAI-Powered SearchPro SearchResearch ModeWeb SearchFile AnalysisFile UploadsProjectsProject Files & File Connectors

Who should attend

  • Chief Executive Officers & Managing Directors
  • CXOs & Executive Leadership Team Members
  • Business Unit Heads
  • Functional Heads
  • Senior Vice Presidents & Vice Presidents
  • Directors & Senior Management Professionals
  • General Managers
  • Strategy & Transformation Leaders
  • Chief of Staff Professionals
  • Portfolio & Program Leaders
  • Department Heads
  • Corporate Planning Leaders
  • Senior People Managers
  • Executive Office Professionals

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Experience in leadership, business management, or organisational decision-making
  • Familiarity with strategic plans, business reports, KPIs, and management reviews
  • Basic web-research and business-information interpretation skills
  • Familiarity with reports, presentations, and spreadsheets is helpful
  • Basic understanding of Generative AI is beneficial but not mandatory
  • Completion of a shorter Perplexity programme is not required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding Perplexity as an AI-powered search, research, and evidence-synthesis platform
  • Identifying executive activities where current external intelligence can improve decision preparation
  • Differentiating source-backed findings from AI-generated assumptions and recommendations
  • Understanding hallucinations, outdated information, incomplete evidence, and research limitations
Practical activities
  • Mapping recurring leadership activities to suitable Perplexity-assisted research workflows

Scenarios

Strategic Investment / Market Expansion Decision

Growth Opportunity → Perplexity Research → Market & Industry Intelligence → Competitor Analysis → Opportunity Assessment → Scenario & Risk Analysis → Strategic Options → Executive Recommendation

Participants use Perplexity to investigate a strategic growth or investment opportunity, validate evidence across multiple sources, compare potential options, test key assumptions, and create a decision-ready recommendation for leadership review.

Quarterly Executive Intelligence Review

Business Performance → Internal Reports → Perplexity External Research → Market & Competitor Developments → Risks & Opportunities → Strategic Implications → Leadership Actions → Executive Brief

Participants combine approved internal business information with current external intelligence to identify significant changes, emerging risks, strategic opportunities, and priority actions for an executive leadership review.

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