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Your board has already made the call. Copilot is coming.
IT will roll out the licences, but it's HR who must decide where they go, prepare people to use them, and make sure adoption delivers productivity and innovation.
Making Copilot Count
A Programme for HR leaders and their L&D teams.
Less slog, less fog, more clarity.
The Challenge
Copilot rollout is already underway.
The Real Test: Adoption Not Deployment.
Without adoption, Copilot risks becoming shelfware and a missed chance for HR to show its leadership on transformation.
IT can distribute the licences
HR must make them count
For HR leaders, that means making decisions that affect ROI, employee confidence, and credibility, in practice this looks like:
Making smart choices about who gets licences and proving ROI to the board.
Equipping managers and employees to shift mindset, build confidence, and adapt quickly.
Turning licences into measurable gains that protect both budgets and credibility.
"When adoption succeeds, both the organisation and its leaders move forward with confidence."
Where Carolyn Shepherd Prepares You

Making Copilot Count is a structured programme, designed and led by Carolyn Shepherd, #12 'HR Most Influential Thinker' 2025 and 'AIUK 100 Leader' 2025, to prepare HR leaders for every stage of Copilot adoption.

Clarity, confidence, and structure for every stage of adoption.
Assessment & Planning
Evaluate your organisation's readiness and create a tailored adoption strategy
Implementation Support
Guide your teams through the transition with proven frameworks and tools
Measurement & Optimisation
Track progress and demonstrate tangible business value to stakeholders
Two Levels of Participation
Level 1 ~The Programme
The foundation every HR leader needs.
  • Virtual classrooms with Carolyn tackling the realities of Copilot adoption.
  • A pioneering e-learning journey with your own AI-driven personal coach and immersive simulation practice environment.
  • One-to-one sessions with Carolyn to apply learning specifically to your organisation.
Level 2 ~The Partnership
Builds on everything in Level 1 PLUS Carolyn working directly alongside you for 4 weeks.
  • Co-designing your licence allocation and rollout plan.
  • Supporting adoption and measuring impact.
  • Preparing evidence and responses for your board.
Discover more details when you register your interest.
Outcomes You Can Expect
Copilot adoption is more than a technology project. It’s a leadership opportunity. Handled well, it delivers results the board can see.
The payoff: productivity, confidence, credibility.
When HR leads adoption with intent, the benefits are clear.
That means outcomes like:
Proven allocation with usage and ROI data.
Confident users who use Copilot effectively at work.
Measured productivity gains that protect budgets and credibility.
Less slog, less fog, more clarity.
Why HR Leads This
IT can roll out the licences, but only HR can…
Decide where licenses add the most value
Shape the mindset and learning culture needed for adoption
Ensure Copilot doesn't just launch, it transforms work
In Practice
Copilot adoption works best as a short, focused change sprint.
The cadence: discover, enable, apply, evidence.
In practice, this looks like:
Week 1 ~ Discover
Rapid readiness assessment, licence allocation plan, success measures agreed.
Week 2 ~ Enable
Manager brief and employee primers; role-based “first 10 prompts” and guardrails.
Weeks 3–4 ~ Apply
Team working sessions to embed Copilot in live workflows, office hours for quick wins and issues.
Week 5 ~ Evidence
Usage snapshot, time-saved stories, confidence check, Executive Readout slide with ROI narrative.
Planning
Readiness snapshot & allocation plan
Implementing
Manager brief & employee primers
Reporting
Executive Readout
Ready to see this in your context? Apply to the pilot cohort.
Who This Is For
This programme is specifically designed for leaders who need to:
  • Navigate the realities of AI adoption in the workplace
  • Demonstrate measurable ROI to executive teams
  • Lead organisational change with confidence
  • Bridge the gap between technology and human potential
Designed for HR leaders who want to lead with confidence in an AI-enabled workplace.
You already own the rollout.
Let's make it count.
Don’t let Copilot become another underutilised technology investment. Join the programme that helps your organisation maximise AI value while demonstrating clear impact to your board.
Pilot cohort places are limited.
Transform your Copilot rollout from a technology deployment into a strategic advantage.