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AI Practice Guides

Oak & Reeds Interactive Training

Every Oak & Reeds workshop includes hands-on exercises that build real skills: giving feedback, navigating conflict, coaching a direct report, leading through change. The exercises work because they create a space to practice, not just learn about a concept.

These AI Practice Guides bring that same approach to your desk. Each guide contains a copy-paste prompt that walks you through one of our workshop exercises with AI as your practice partner. It asks you the same questions we would ask in a live session, helps you apply the framework to your real situation, and gives you something you can actually use tomorrow.

They are free, they take about 5 minutes, and they work with any AI tool.

How each guide works

  1. Open the guide and tap the button to copy the prompt
  2. Open your preferred AI tool (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any other)
  3. Paste the prompt and hit send
  4. The AI walks you through the exercise, one question at a time
  5. You walk away with a personalized action plan or self-assessment

Available Guides

Manager Fundamentals

The Six Conversations Your Managers Aren't Having

Assess your organization's manager capability gaps across six essential conversation types and get a personalized training scope. Built for HR and L&D leaders evaluating where their managers need the most support.

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Emotional Intelligence

Getting and Giving Support

Practice identifying your support network and the specific kinds of help you actually need. This exercise from our EI workshop helps you move from vague stress to concrete asks you can make of the people around you.

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Collaboration

Building Connections

Work through a structured exercise for building stronger professional relationships. Map your current network, identify gaps, and create a practical plan for deepening the connections that matter most to your work.

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Change Leadership

Change Leadership Practice Guide

Apply a proven change leadership framework to a real transition you or your team is facing. The AI walks you through resistance mapping, stakeholder analysis, and communication planning for your specific situation.

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Want the full workshop experience?

These guides give you a taste of what we cover in our live sessions. The real magic happens when your whole team practices together with a facilitator who can adapt in real time.

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