Simon Reads: AI meets humanity Edition
… in work hours Make yourself some tea, put it in a sippy cup and then strap yourself in for a rollercoaster ride of an
Leadership
Your strategy is already broken (and that’s OK)
Strategic and organisational planning is a time-consuming process. For larger organisations, there may be a team that undertakes strategic planning on a near-continuous basis. But
The status quo should always be an option
When you look around your workplace how often do important decisions get put on ‘the back-burner’? Sometimes the back-burner is a place to put decisions
There’s a gulf between working remotely and leading remotely
Although half of Australia are currently in lockdown it hasn’t stopped businesses thinking about what happens next. What will the post-pandemic workplace look like? Obviously,
Think more like a fisher and less like a sailor
In 2004, I competed in a Sydney Hobart yacht race. The weather conditions that year were particularly bad and only about half the fleet made
It’s not the audience’s job to be engaged, it’s your job to be engaging
A couple of weeks back, I presented at my first physical ‘in real life’ conference in over a year. It was a joyous occasion with
Supported change beats directed change
One of the most powerful diagrams I have ever seen is also one of the simplest. It was shown to me when I was working
Beware of edge examples
Last week, the interwebs were all a flutter with a video of a monkey playing pong. The video was uploaded by Neuralink, a start up backed
Don’t fake familiarity
Last week in a coaching session with some of my digital champions, we were discussing how to automate customer satisfaction surveys. They had recently implemented
The fine line between sharing and self promotion
There is no doubt that digital technology has greatly enhanced our ability to share and connect with others. Whether it be email or social platforms
