Kim Seeling Smith

Cancel your subscriptions to all of your LLMs. You don’t need them anymore. You just need this one tool. I’ve only played with Abacus.AI for about 5 minutes and I’m already deeply impressed. Here’s the first in a series of demos I plan to do. #FutureOfWork #AI #AgenticAI #GenerativeAI

I had a fantastic conversation on the Made For More Podcast with the incredible Ally Nitschke, about the future of work, AI, and what leaders really need to focus on if they want their organisations to stay relevant. 🎙️ Here are three big ideas I dive into: 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 The world has shifted —

According to PwC ‘s 28th annual CEO Survey released earlier this year 42% of global CEOs do not think their business will be around in 10 years – unless it changes course. They are worried about 3 types of disruption: PwC’s report from February of this year calls for “Bold and Audacious Reinvention.” What got

This week I ticked an item off my bucket list. I got to speak at WOBI – World Business Forum Sydney. This was a stage that I’d been chasing for years, and this year they came to me. They asked me to play one of my greatest hits, “Nine Keys to Keep Your Best People

Are you planning to attend the WOBI, World Business Forum Sydney in Sydney this week? I’m going to be talking about what REALLY drives employee engagement and satisfaction on the Breakout Stage on Tuesday. This is a ‘choose your own adventure’ style presentation that is derived from 5000 exit interviews. Interested? Follow the steps below

Long ago, while I was working as a consultant for KPMG, I was asked to evaluate this new ’email thing’. Was it going to be useful? Would it last or was it a fad? Needless to say I recommended that we start using it. I told my boss at the time that it would be

Disruption isn’t slowing down – in fact, all signs point to it accelerating in 2026. To thrive, we need a different approach, because what got you here will not get you there. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝟲𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 – about your business, your workforce and your leadership – exclusively curated for

I know this isn’t practical, but what is practical – or at least accepted / expected today isn’t working. A few weeks ago at the Strata Community Association (VIC) Annual Symposium, an audience member asked me, “What percentage of time should managers spend with their teams?” I answered honestly: 80%. There was an audible gasp.