My father often jokes that he and I live better lives than Queen Victoria did. At first glance, this comparison seems absurd - after all, she ruled the world's most powerful empire of her time. Yet, while Her Majesty commanded vast resources and armies, she lacked what we consider basic amenities today: no temperature control … Continue reading Creative Destruction: The key to innovation
When Julia had a brilliant idea recently, she chose not to send it as a simple one-liner. Instead, she used ChatGPT to transform it into a comprehensive email for the leadership team. What started as a paragraph ballooned into a lengthy exposition complete with made up market analysis, generalised implementation strategies, and various unrealistic scenarios. … Continue reading Workslop: The latest productivity killer
‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ If you engage in a conversation with me, a version of this question will inevitably surface. And I am willing to bet that you will have an answer – one that will likely not match your current career. The good news is that you aren’t … Continue reading Boring Businesses: Trading Ping Pong Tables for Laundromats
Dwindling start-up investments, relentless headcount pressures (read layoffs), and an obsession with productivity metrics clearly demonstrate that there's no running away from our current 'era of efficiency.' As organizations continue to grapple with their largest expense, it’s time to talk about the silver bullet that is supposedly solving this big bulging bill i.e., Agents and … Continue reading Let’s talk about the cost of AI
In 2024, a Gallup survey revealed that twenty-two percent of workers feared their jobs would become obsolete due to technology, up from 15% in 2021. If the study were repeated today, I'd bet that percentage would be closer to twenty-five. Since ChatGPT first shook the world in November 2022, the pace of change has accelerated … Continue reading FOBO: The fear of becoming obsolete
The number of reports an organisation publishes is increasing with each passing year. As organisations reminisce about simpler times when the quarterly financial report and the annual shareholder letter sufficed, it is fair to say, it is still not enough. With governments and stakeholders now asking for sustainability (ESG) reports, energy consumption reports, gender pay … Continue reading The three other reports every employer needs to publish
Two things happened when ChatGPT rose to its current popularity: users wanted to use it for almost everything and organizations rushed to create data security policies that would stop employees from doing just that. Employers were petrified that sensitive data would find its way into the public sphere and banned the use of OpenAI on … Continue reading Microsoft’s Copilot is the Future of Work
This post is a little late in the offing. There’s been a lot going on and I will tell you all about it soon, but first – the four TED talks that made me a tad bit wiser in August. Why is colonialism (still) romanticized? | Farish Ahmad-Noor : Sometimes it is a great orator, … Continue reading Top 4 TED Talks – August Edition
Human beings are inherently biased. We would like to believe that we are largely rational beings but as years of research has proved, we aren’t. In fact, there is an entire field of study (behavioral economics, social psychology, call it what you may) dedicated to studying human irrationality. Organizations have begun playing their part by … Continue reading Are machines better at discrimination than human beings?
Many have said that they are looking forward to Mark Reilly, Indeed's Director Employee Insights for APAC, talk about the human side of work and assuage any fears one may have of machines taking over the world. I struck gold when Mark agreed to answer a few questions as prepped for the conference. Let's take a sneak peak into what he had to say.
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