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 Worried about being replaced by a robot?  It’s possible for some jobs (they’ve been doing it for years) but much, much more likely that you will be r...

Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to know.  The future of AI?

One of the most interesting things about AI currently is how people disagree about its regulation...

In the last few weeks I’ve been trying to get a clear definition of accountability in management.  You would be surprised how difficult it is to get c...

Money is pouring into AI. Billions are being raised, teams are being hired factories and offices are being built, it’s another investment bubble.  For...

If you are a leader then one of the toughest parts of the job is giving bad news. Often this is to do with something happening within the company, dow...

We are all encouraged to “bring our whole self to work.  How about taking it home too?  I know people who are recognised as great strategic planners, ...

There’s a saying in the UK – “It’s like painting the Forth Bridge”.  For those not familiar with it the Forth Bridge it is a cantilever railway bri...

There are two threads running on LinkedIn . One from older workers who have been made redundant and cannot get another job, the other from recently qu...

We thought it would never stop. The amazing human ability to believe things go on forever. 

 Humans have to believe in a future. Since thinking got i...

 It’s always tempting, when you are looking for someone to fill a gap in your senior leadership team, to look at the skills you need today. You write ...

Some of the questions we ask in the Defy Expectations Leadership Assessment look at how comfortable people are doing reading and research during th...

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