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I asked Claude to coach me through a conversation. Then things got very weird – and a bit existential.
Last week I got pulled into a conversation with a good friend about her 15 year old daughter. I don’t have children and there’s a ...
Audio overviews, infographics, slide decks, and much more on MS Copilot
In last week’s EveryDay AI demo video, I showed you how to use Notebooks in Copilot. I look at it as a cross between projects ...
The Real AI Gap Isn’t Who’s Using It. It’s Who’s Using It Well.
84% of Australian workers use AI. 7% use it well. Nobody in your leadership team knows which number describes their team. That’s not a rhetorical ...
MS Copilot Notebooks
A little bit projects, a little bit NotebookLM. A couple of features that I like better than both. Hi, I’m Kim. I’m a Business Futurist ...
I filmed myself using Claude Cowork. Here’s what happened.
In today’s Everyday AI video, I take you on a journey with me to set up and execute two tasks in Claude Cowork. One was ...
New offerings and an EOFY Discount
I wanted to let you know about a couple of new offerings – and my 10% EOFY discount. Anything invoiced before 30 June, to be ...
MS Copilot Council Mode
Officially called the Model Council. This is truly a unique feature of Copilot and one that I quite like. Hi, I’m Kim. I’m a Business ...
I’m on Insta! Follow me. 😀
I’m on Insta! Follow me to see a more casual, more personal, and more untethered side of me. I’ll be posting #AI and #FutureofWork content, ...
MS Copilot – 1st of 4 demos
I am not a fan of Microsoft in any way, shape or form. I don’t use it unless I absolutely have to. Having said that, ...
AI Was Meant to Fix Hiring. It’s Quietly Breaking It — From Both Sides.
I spent more than 15 years as a recruitment consultant. In that time I read hundreds of thousands of CVs. That’s not a figure of ...
We need to redefine productivity
Last Sunday morning I found myself on my back patio, coffee in hand, Mount Elliot in the distance. And I’m working. I’ve got a big ...
How far in the future does this scenario play out?
Are we talking 5 years? 18 months? A week from Tuesday? Watch the video to find out. #AI #EmailAgents #DailyBriefs #Robots #CuteAustralianCattleDogs #WisprFlow #NotebookLM
Australia is waking up to AI – and beginning to panic
Are We Sleepwalking Into a Jobs Crisis? What Joe Hockey’s Warning Means for Your Career (Watch my Today Show segment in the clip above — ...
The hardest part of AI transition has nothing to do with AI
Everyone’s talking about the technology. But I’ve watched enough transitions to know: the tech is the easy part. The hard part is whether your people ...
What would you like me to cover next?
Something shifted in Australia a few months ago. It’s like the whole country woke up one morning, looked at AI, and said: “Right — I ...
Should you take a pay cut to work for a company with a better purpose or more aligned values?
I was on the Today Show last Saturday talking about exactly that – and the numbers might surprise you. According to the The Australian Financial ...
The Future-Proof Talent Model – Final Post – Earn the right to a conversation
This is the final post in my Future-Proofed Talent Model series, following the infographic above Last week I told you to fish where they swim, ...
ChatGPT’s New Image Generator – next level!
If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I am all about Claude these days except when it comes to generating images. ...
How Great Leaders Change Lives and Build Extraordinary Teams
This woman changed my life in 1994. I was an absolutely miserable accountant, failing at every job I’d had, when I called my friend Deb ...
Fish Where the Fish Are
The best candidate for your open role may not be on SEEK. They’re probably not updating their LinkedIn profile because they’re not actively looking for ...
Must have AI Tools – Today Extra Appearance
In today’s EveryDay AI newsletter, I’m sharing this morning’s appearance on Today Extra. It was a challenge to talk about new AI tools, how they’re ...
Atlassian’s CPO/AI Move + The Communication That Still Hasn’t Happened
Atlassian Put AI Under the CPO. That Matters More Than the Layoffs. On 11 March 2026, Atlassian made global headlines for the wrong reasons. Six ...
Defining the Employee Archetype
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been refining the Future-Proof Talent Model. Not changing the thinking behind it — just honing it. Making it sharper, ...
ChatGPTs New Image Generator
If you’re like me, you’ve been frustrated with AI image generators. They get spellings wrong all the time. They are inconsistent in following the prompts. ...
Introducing The Future-Proof Talent Model
Tell me if this sounds familiar… Someone leaves. A manager panics. HR gets a brief. A job ad goes live. Or…we decide to add headcount ...
4 AI truths that should make every leader pay attention
I’ve spent most of the last month working and traveling across the U.S. It’s been brilliant. It’s also been busy. So I haven’t been able ...
Your Hiring Process Isn’t Outdated. It’s Broken
For years, I’ve said the same thing: Talent acquisition needs to be reimagined. Not tweaked Not “optimised.” Reimagined. And now, with AI accelerating change, organisations ...
The AI Blind Spots Holding Back Mortgage Brokers (and Most Businesses)
In March, I completed a 5-city roadshow with mortgage brokers through Connective, and three things became very clear. Most mortgage brokers are still experimenting with ...
NotebookLM Data Tables
I saved the worst for last! lol Seriously, my engineering and accounting friends may absolutely love this feature. You can tell in the video that ...
The Organisations Winning Talent in 2026 Are Designing Work Differently
I spent the long Easter weekend diving into the 2026 The Australian Financial Review BOSS Best Places to Work Awards. What stood out to me ...
The Ice Is Melting Whether You’re Ready or Not
Standing on the shore of Green Bay on Easter Monday, watching ice break apart on the water. I’d left Australia two weeks ago — heading ...
Easter Sunday Today Show: Global Conflict, Fuel Demand, Workplaces and What It Means for Australia
The Easter Sunday Today spot where we discussed:🔹 Impact of the Iranian conflict on Australia🔹 Workplace scenarios playing out overseas to reduce demand on fuel🔹 ...
NotebookLM’s Infographic Feature
Need something to play with over the Easter Weekend? Try NotebookLM’s Infographic feature. I warn you – it’s addictive! In fact, all of NotebookLM is ...
Adopt AI or you’re out!
PwC s CEO just told their partners, adopt AI or you’re out. Awkward timing. Because PwC’s own research, published just weeks earlier, found that 56% ...
Your prompts called – they want you back in 2022.
Recently I’ve been experimenting with leveling up my prompt engineering – and I have to say the difference in the thoroughness, competeness and quality has ...
Atlassian, AI and the End of Career Complacency
If you’re reading about Atlassian’s 1,600 layoffs thinking, “That couldn’t happen to me,” I’d gently push back. This was one of the most admired employer ...