AI Lessons | TED Conference | Apr 2023: The Good, Bad & Ugly!

Last week [Apr 17-21] the Annual #ted2023 Conference was held in Vancouver [Canada], with the theme of ‘Possibility’ and Artificial Intelligence featured prominently on Day-2, as well as being a common thread throughout the five-day conference. #openai President, Chairman & Co-Founder Greg Brockman gave a riveting presentation on the latest advances of the yet unreleased version of GPT-4 and what it means to the future …

Expected Job Losses to AI + Automation are Overblown!! Here’s Why…

There is no shortage of news articles, Youtube videos, and other publications making the somewhat compelling but extremely simplistic argument that AI and Automation will take most of our jobs, up and down the value chain. Five to ten years ago the prevailing argument was that white-collar workers were somewhat immune and that mostly blue-collar worker jobs would be impacted …

The Stone Age Entrepreneur

“Most top predators of the planet are majestic creatures. Millions of years of dominion have filled them with self-confidence. Homo-Sapiens by contrast is more like a banana republic dictator. Having so recently been one of the underdogs of the savannah, we are full of fears and anxieties over our position, which makes us doubly cruel and dangerous. Many historical calamities …

Summer Reading for the Active or Relaxing Mind!

For those in the northern hemisphere, this is a time of year where you may find your mind and body lying on a beach towel, arm chair or in some other relaxing location treating your mind, body and soul to some downtime, along with a cool beverage. Some amongst us, can’t completely shut off and may still find the act …

‘Strong’ Leadership – an oversold promise: some lessons from the political realm

Why does there appear to be a fashionable bias toward strong leaders versus effective leaders? What about leaders that appear weak according to conventional wisdom, but are effective and contribute in far more significant ways? Perhaps they are more likely to be consultative with colleagues and work for the betterment of her/his team, constituents, society or whomever s/he is accountable …

Boosting new CEO Success: A data driven look

A recent study by McKinsey&Company looked at nearly 600 CEOs who left S&P 500 companies over a period of 10 years (2004 to 2014) and joined companies that were either under-performing or performing well at the start of their tenure. For each CEO they gathered information regarding their actions in their new roles from a range of sources (i.e. company reports, investor …

Leadership, Collaboration & Syrian Refugees

While many may conceptually or intellectually agree with the practice and spirit of collaboration, few in my experience truly know what this means in practical terms to their work or participate in it wholeheartedly. How can we know how to, when apart from some group projects and team work at school or university (often completed by the most diligent person …