Performance Soars
“In the zone, time slows down, self-consciousness disappears, and performance soars.“ Steven KotlerFlow researcher & author Your brain has natural peaks and valleys throughout the day – like waves. When you catch the right wave and match your hardest work to your peak energy, that’s when magic happens. Fighting against your natural rhythms is like […]
My Week in AI: Technical exploration, unexpected challenges, and vibe coding
Technical exploration, unexpected challenges, and the fascinating world of AI development This week has been a wild ride through the landscape of artificial intelligence. As someone who’s always been curious about technology, I found myself diving deep into AI development, and let me tell you, it’s been nothing short of an adventure. My primary playground […]
My Week in AI: Building Better AI Agents & Knowledge Systems
Had quite the adventure with AI this week. We made serious progress with our Mattermost AI assistant “Conrad” and discovered some genuinely impressive client applications that saved hours of work. Here’s the rundown of what worked, what didn’t, and what surprised me. Conrad Gets Upgrades: Knowledge Bases & File Management Our Mattermost AI assistant Conrad […]
When Your AI Boss Can’t Stop Micromanaging: The Conrad Chronicles
During a recent multi-agent system implementation, I encountered a perfect case study in AI delegation failure. My supervising agent—let’s call him Conrad—was designed with a clear mandate: coordinate the workflow between specialized sub-agents efficiently. What happened instead was textbook micromanagement. Conrad, despite having talented specialists at his disposal, couldn’t resist taking matters into his own […]
Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Working
Overall, the advantages can outweigh the disadvantages for the right kind of organisation, if the right kind of effort is applied. It might also be that a blended approach offers us the best way forward. Gallup’s research found that individuals were most engaged when they worked remotely 60-80% of the time. Advantages Reducing social contact: This has […]
What Does Stress Behaviour Look Like In The Workplace – How Can We Communicate with those who are Stressed?
Stress is known to affect our mental abilities. Exactly how each individual will be affected by stressors will depend on the stressors that a person is experiencing and that person’s mental abilities. Our cognitive function encompasses multiple mental abilities such as learning, thinking, reasoning, remembering, problem-solving, decision making and attention. Given the strong evidence that […]
Understand The 3 Responses To Fear In The Workplace And 7 Steps To Help Others Face Their Fear
During the Covid pandemic it was estimated that there were over 2.6 billion people around the world in some kind of lockdown, increasing stress and uncertainty. The World Economic Forum reported last year that this increased psychological stress related to a feeling of a lack of control in the face of uncertainty. That overall, as […]
9 Ways Leaders Can Provide Support And Get The Best From Your Remote Teams During Times Of Greater Psychological Stress
Humanity has been facing a barrage of challenges. The impact of this is leading to a decline in our psychological and emotional well-being. The World Economic Forum Reported in 2019 that this psychological stress is related to a feeling of a lack of control in the face of uncertainty. That overall, as a society, humans […]
Keeping Remote Team Morale High In Challenging Times: 12 Ideas To Get You Started
You probably don’t think about it too much, but the day to day interactions you have with the people you work with shape both your and their experience of the working day. If you have a certain number of negative experiences compared to positive experiences, you might conclude that you’ve had a bad day. Then […]
How Good Is Your Decision Making When Facing The Unknown? Discover Three Strategic Postures for Thriving During Uncertain Times
There are always winners and losers during times of uncertainty, but overall the economy is negatively impacted, and our society is disadvantaged. Today the stock markets are experiencing the worst performances in over a decade, and in the case of the FTSE, three decades! The fear of uncertainty can have profound consequences on human decision […]