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Use ChatGPT to Boost Your Productivity as a Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

For us, ChatGPT isn't just another tech gimmick; it's a virtual assistant that can elevate our creativity, enhance productivity, and revolutionize our communications. Validate the information it generates; recent events might not be up-to-date in its vast dataset. Here is the transcript to use as input: [transcript omitted].

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Quick Guide to a Career in Product Design

Tom Spencer

Product design is more creative than engineering, more practical than art, and more hands-on than graphic design Product design is a field that involves the creation and development of new products or product improvements. What Do Product Designers Do?

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10 Ways that AI is Turbocharging Productivity

Tom Spencer

AI-powered tools offer individuals a range of ways to boost their individual productivity including assistance with task prioritization, time management, professional development, and a range of other activities. Workflow Assistance AI tools can provide personalized recommendations and reminders based on your preferences and work patterns.

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8 Tips for Running a Productive Virtual Meeting

Tom Spencer

In this post, I will share my learnings on running virtual meetings to help you be more productive remotely. Setting the right time frame can really help to make your meeting more productive by reducing the likelihood of getting off track. Have a plan B in the event of “technical difficulty”. Optimize your “tech” in advance.

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Feedback Loops Help When to Centralize or Decentralize Product-Based Decisions

Johanna Rothman

That's why an agile approach with deliverables every day or week doesn't fit with some kinds of projects, such as events. Events often require an iterative approach , but there's only one deliverable. Here, I assume you want multiple releases for your product. Some Centralization for the Product Roadmap.

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7 Keys to Unleash Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement

Rick Conlow

Employee productivity is critical to a manager’s success. How about at tailgating before a football game or before and after a social event at Orchestra Hall? Increasing Employee Productivity, Motivation, and Engagement. Most notably, companies foster toxic workplaces that derail employee productivity.

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Project Work vs Product Work

Johanna Rothman

We hear a lot these days about project-based organizations vs. product-based organizations. Much of what we do in software is in service of products. Products tend to evolve over time. Here are some examples of projects where we learn, but the product doesn’t change: Events, such as weddings or conferences.