I'm a recovering academic who uses her insights from behavioural economics to develop methods that facilitate collaboration. In my weekly newsletter, I share the summary of my latest interview on the "workshops work" podcast along with an application of facilitation as a life and leadership skill.
Discover A More Human AI Approach || 🎤 The Lie of Not Enough on Episode 6 with Mark McCartney
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Hi Reader, Most people use AI to write faster, I ended up using it to slow down 😅 Recently, many emails sound similar — same structure, same words. I find myself skimming through sentences, filling in the gaps. Basically not reading properly. Luckily, for my book-writing process, I had started to work with AI in a peculiar way: asking it for its tough love when reviewing my content — instead of writing it for me. Applying this collaboration to emails, I learned that I was misreading them, projecting assumptions, missing what people were actually saying. I also have a tendency to bury important messages below layers of courtesy instead of getting to the point. Proper tough love! While this way of working with AI is costing me more time, it has surely saved several relationships already! It slowed me down and invited me to re-read emails that I had read through my blurred perspective. Instead of sending an email with a counter-argument, I ended up thanking the sender and agreeing with their suggestions.... How can you use AI in a way that it makes you more human, not less? 🎤 Waiting for you on the Unprofessionalism podcast:Mark McCartney left a 15-year career in finance, traveled Peru for a year, and started asking everyone he met: what is a good life? His answer is disarmingly simple — pay attention to what fills you up. And be yourself. That's it. We got into boundaries as an act of compassion, why agreement is overrated, the grief we never process at work, and why real vulnerability isn't your rehearsed trauma story — it's the subtle, unremarkable thing you say in the moment that reminds everyone they're sitting with a human being. If you're looking for more inner coherence between who you are and who you perform to be, this one's a gift. 🎧 Click here to listen to the interview📥 Download my 1-page summary🎧 The workshops work Podcast ClubThe workshops work podcast has retired but the archive remains open! Join our monthly gatherings around varying themes! February 26th, we will gather around the theme of Group Dynamics Click here to find out more and sign up for free. That's it from my side. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Mark and find inspiration to become a bit more unprofessional yourself. I wish you patience to write more human emails with the help of AI. Hope to see you next week! Myriam
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How can we facilitate collaboration?
I'm a recovering academic who uses her insights from behavioural economics to develop methods that facilitate collaboration. In my weekly newsletter, I share the summary of my latest interview on the "workshops work" podcast along with an application of facilitation as a life and leadership skill.
Hi Reader, How much money and time do you waste on self-development that you never integrate? It's been a week since I returned from an intensive retreat - four days without phone or access to the external world. I joined with the intention to look inside for insights on how I can better align my intentions and vision to my daily reality. For the first time, I am investing time and money in the integration: I purchased a six-weeks online course and am spending an hour per day on just that....
Dear Reader, How can we turn our worst critic into our very best friend? I might have found a way! Last week, I hosted the first gathering of the workshops work Podcast Club. We had a full house, with the two featured guests from the episodes as well as other podcast guests and 'big names'. Some joined at 4 am. I was properly nervous! The conversations were splendid. People were present. Nearly everyone had actually listened to the episodes. They came ready to share, to learn from and with...
Hi Reader, When you step into a new shop, how do they win your trust? Last week I had an unprofessional experience in a bookstore that turned me into their biggest fan! A political statement in a bookstore window stopped me cold last week. Bold enough to cost them customers. I walked in. Inside, every book I pulled out was either already on my shelf or went straight to my wish list. The owner had curated a store that felt like it was built for me specifically. I did something I almost never...