AI tools & automation

Podcast

AI agents vs agentic AI: what they are and when to use each

How I Work May 10, 2026

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AI tools & automation 9

Automation & tools 7

• Agents and agentic AI are genuinely different — here's why it matters
• No technical skill needed to build agents that save hours weekly
• A knowledge agent can answer your team's repetitive questions automatically

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Time management

Podcast

Why you feel busy all the time — and what your time log reveals

How I Work May 6, 2026

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Time management 9

Productivity & habits 7

Processes & SOPs 5

• Time satisfaction scores rose 25% after just one week of tracking
• Your post-dinner hours are 4–5 hours — too much to write off
• Three small work changes improve job satisfaction without switching jobs

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AI strategy & adoption

Podcast

Why most AI rollouts fail and how to fix yours

How I Work May 3, 2026

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AI strategy & adoption 9

Management 7

Processes & SOPs 6

• Average AI rollout saves just 2.5% of time — here's why.
• Untrained users don't save time; they produce AI slop.
• 80 hours of task-based training returns 14 hours per week.

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Identity & self-belief

Podcast

Purpose is what you do for others, hour by hour

How I Work April 29, 2026

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Identity & self-belief 9

• Passion is self-serving; purpose is anchored in what you do for others
• Initiators will survive AI automation — pure responders won't
• Social comparison is the single biggest tax on your sense of progress

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AI strategy & adoption

Podcast

What AI capability really looks like in high-performing teams

How I Work April 26, 2026

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AI strategy & adoption 9

Processes & SOPs 6

Management 5

• Adoption metrics like license counts are vanity — they hide real performance gaps.
• AI literacy gets you started; workflow re-engineering is where gains actually come from.
• Most teams lack workflow architecture skills — that's the critical bottleneck to fix.

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Work-life balance

Podcast

What AI is actually doing to your brain: understanding brain fry

How I Work April 22, 2026

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Work-life balance 9

AI strategy & adoption 8

Management 5

• Productivity peaks at three AI tools simultaneously, then falls sharply
• Managers answering AI questions cut team mental fatigue by 15%
• 70% of AI adoption success depends on people — most organisations ignore it

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Prompt engineering

Podcast

Why AI gives generic results and how a briefing document fixes it

How I Work April 19, 2026

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Prompt engineering 9

Processes & SOPs 6

• Generic AI output is a context problem, not a prompt problem
• Let AI interview you by voice to build your briefing document
• Pre-load context into a project so every chat starts informed

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Closing techniques

Podcast

Sabri Suby on building communication skills, video sales letters, and negotiation

How I Work April 15, 2026

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Closing techniques 9

Communication 8

• Recording yourself daily for a year beats every communication course.
• A $0 iPhone VSL can replace a full-time salesperson at massive scale.
• Deals are won in discovery — never negotiate price and terms together.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Why talking to your AI beats typing for most tasks

How I Work April 12, 2026

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Productivity & habits 8

Deep work & focus 6

AI tools & automation 5

• Talking is 3x faster than typing and bypasses self-editing
• Wispr Flow auto-formats, removes filler words, works anywhere
• Voice for ideation and drafts; typing only for edits and precision

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Deep work & focus

Podcast

Sabri Suby's subtraction method for protecting time and focus

How I Work April 8, 2026

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Deep work & focus 9

Productivity & habits 8

Goal setting 6

• Track every hour, then cut tasks below your hourly rate
• Meetings only on Mondays and Fridays — a fixer filters the rest
• The dream day exercise beats goal lists for killing shiny objects

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AI tools & automation

Podcast

Why Granola is the go-to AI meeting tool for teams

How I Work April 5, 2026

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AI tools & automation 9

Automation & tools 6

• Granola transcribes meetings silently without joining as a participant
• Your live notes signal what matters, shaping the final AI summary
• A calendar invite note eliminates awkward mid-call recording requests

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AI tools & automation

Podcast

How ELMO Software's president uses AI across his entire workday

How I Work April 1, 2026

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AI tools & automation 9

AI strategy & adoption 8

Automation & tools 6

• A personalised AI brief saves each exec 1–2 hours daily
• Six-hour workshop transcript turned into decisions, owners, and comms
• AI role-plays tough conversations on the drive to work

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AI tools & automation

Podcast

How to stop AI from flattening your writing voice

How I Work March 29, 2026

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AI tools & automation 9

Copywriting 6

• AI cleanup reliably strips the quirks that make writing sound human.
• Banning M dashes requires pasting the actual character, not just naming it.
• Build a personal word ban list — generic lists miss your specific voice clashes.

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Productivity & habits

Podcast

Burnout, AI and productivity: answers to common knowledge worker frustrations

How I Work March 25, 2026

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Productivity & habits 9

Deep work & focus 8

AI strategy & adoption 6

• AI time savings get filled with more work — not recovery
• Energy has three accounts; time management can't replenish them
• Context switching makes tasks take 40% longer — design it out

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AI tools & automation

Podcast

Using AI to automate weekly industry news briefings

How I Work March 22, 2026

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AI tools & automation 9

Automation & tools 6

• Vague prompts give generic results — source specificity is everything
• ChatGPT and Copilot can schedule recurring research reports automatically
• Structure your prompt with sections: drops, quick hits, hype watch, links

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