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The Raven Toils: The Apprentice and AI
In this article, I explore the idea that while AI feels like a kind of modern magic, we are misdirecting it onto low-value tasks when we should be questioning why those tasks exist at all. Drawing on the metaphor of the Sorcerer’s Apprentice, I argue that organisations are mistaking efficiency for progress, scaling busywork instead of reducing it. I address the current idea that AI will replace workers by exploring how entry-level roles are being reshaped. I argue that businesses should refocus on meaningful, high-impact activity and show…
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The Raven Stays Late: Workaholic Companies
I’m a workaholic. I’ve spent years flying from fire to fire, unable to land. Companies can be workaholics too, trapped in constant motion and too busy to ask themselves whether they’re still flying in the right direction. In this article, I explore four cognitive traps that keep both people and organisations clinging to unhealthy and ineffective patterns of work: the productivity bias, the action trap, the operational rabbithole and the resistance dilemma.
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The Raven Recovers: Joy, Trust and Capacity
I’ve been nursing a poorly dog for months and my engagement is at a low ebb. In this post, I use my experience now and in the past to demonstrate how to use Kahn’s three elements of engagement: meaning, psychological safety and availability, to make good decisions when you are feeling tired and emotional. I introduce my version of the elements – joy, trust and capacity – and explain why you shouldn’t confuse a change in capacity with a change of heart. Don’t rush to resign or change…
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The Raven Recovers: Joy, Trust and Capacity
I’ve been nursing a poorly dog for months and my engagement is at a low ebb. In this post, I use my experience now and in the past to demonstrate how…
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The Raven Gets Motivated: Writing Matters
How can you maintain the motivation to build something of your own while working full-time to fund it? Self-Determination Theory says the magic recipe for motivation at work is autonomy, competence,…
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The Raven Considers Its Root: From BASIC to AI
In this article, I argue that AI isn’t just a tool for efficiency – it’s the catalyst for a new paradigm of thinking. We are shifting from a world that prizes…
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The Raven Finds a Voice: The Silent Majority
In society, the silent majority defines common sense, but the vocal minority grabs the headlines. In workplaces, companies often act on the compelling feedback of a few, leaving the insights of…
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The Raven Gets Irritated: DOGE, Grief, and the Wilfully Lost
The 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump’s return to office, and Elon Musk’s role in DOGE have triggered intense emotional reactions from Democrats, resembling the stages of grief. Kübler-Ross’s DABDA model…
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