When people hear “artificial intelligence,” they tend to think of chatbots, self-driving cars, or robots in factories. Fair enough – those are the headlines. But the truth is, you’re almost certainly using AI every single day without giving it a second thought. It’s quietly working behind the scenes in apps, services, and devices you rely [Read more…]
In previous bulletins, we’ve looked at how to deliver difficult feedback without damaging relationships and how to handle criticism when it comes your way. But for many people, the bigger problem is something different altogether: not getting any meaningful feedback at all. If your annual review is the only time anyone tells you how you’re [Read more…]
What Can I Learn From: Deep Work by Cal Newport In our regular series where we look at well-known books and pull out the practical lessons for your working life, this month we’re exploring Cal Newport’s Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. If last month’s dive into Susan Cain’s Quiet got [Read more…]
Let’s get the awkward truth out of the way first: most people would rather do almost anything than talk about money at work. A survey by job site Reed found that nearly half of UK workers have never negotiated their salary – not once. And among those who have, many describe the experience as somewhere [Read more…]
You’ve had a busy morning. Your brain feels foggy. You step away from your desk, pick up your phone, scroll through social media for ten minutes, and go back to work feeling… pretty much exactly the same. Maybe even worse. If that sounds familiar, you’re not doing anything wrong – but you might be doing [Read more…]