How Worthington Steel Made AI Mandatory for 6,000 Employees

Industry

Manufacturing

Challenge

Worthington Steel thought AI had no place in traditional manufacturing. Leaders lacked clarity, shared language, and confidence in how AI could support strategy, operations, and decision-making across a 6,000-person workforce.

Results

Within six months, the organization moved from skepticism to a CEO-led mandate making AI standard work. ChatGPT Enterprise licenses expanded from 25 to 275, four pilots launched immediately, and AI is now used across strategy, earnings prep, operational reliability, and contract analysis.

Key Product

The AI-Driven Leadership Collective™

www.worthingtonsteel.com/

6,000

AI-engaged employees

11x

Increase in AI Access

AI Priority Pilots Launched

Month Cultural Transformation

"Once people got the tools in their hands and started seeing the success from pilots, the flywheel started turning. That’s when I knew we needed to make this a standard, not a suggestion."

Geoff Gilmore

President, CEO, and Director of Worthington Steel

How We Help

At AI Leadership, we help companies like yours actually start and progress through their AI transformation journey. Here are three ways we can help you:

Workshops for Your Executive Team
In one session, your team sees exactly where AI creates ROI for your business — and leaves aligned, energized, and equipped to act immediately.

The AI-Driven Leadership Collective™
A private network of C-suite executives solving the same AI challenges you are — with curated tools, real-world playbooks, and access to the intelligence of AI-driven companies already pulling ahead of the competition.

Advisory
A force multiplier for your strategy. We partner directly with your executive team to sharpen your plans, uncover leverage you’re missing, and build an AI roadmap that drives measurable business results.

If you’d like to explore what this could look like for your company, book a call with one of our team members and we’ll guide you to the best next step.