Relative vs Absolute

I heard a really interesting piece recently about how we perceive time. For a 2-year-old, a year is half their life. When you’re 20, a year is roughly 5% of your lifetime. Over 50, a year accounts for less than 2% of your life. It’s one reason we perceive time moving faster as we get… Read More Relative vs Absolute

The em dash

I’ve written before about em dashes and how I would add them to my writing. I use Quillbot to spell-check, paraphrase documents, an AI detector, live translator, grammar checker and a range of other activities. It loves em dashes – it reminds me when I use hyphens and adds em dashes instead. It did it… Read More The em dash

Keeping track of everything

It’s pretty much impossible to keep track of everything in the world of work, learning, and people development, let alone HR, talent and performance, as well as sector-specific events and news. I try really hard to track what I can; I’ve mentioned before about curating feeds with RSS tools and bookmarking activity. I heard Erica… Read More Keeping track of everything

Ghosts of the Machine

I was talking AI with someone and they pointed out: The manager uses AI to co-write the Person Spec and Job Description. The recruiter uses AI to write the advert. The candidate uses AI for the CV, Personal Statement and the application. The ATS uses AI to look for keywords and score the application. When… Read More Ghosts of the Machine

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The Benefit of Travel

I’ve been travelling for work this week and it has reignited a few things. Firstly, the time of travelling is never wasted. It’s pause. It’s the space to think, ponder and reflect. Secondly, the technology we have now to manage our journeys is on a different world from what we did in the past. I… Read More

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