AI can save time… but is it saving money?

AI can save time… but is it saving money?

Almost every conversation about AI eventually comes back to productivity. Business owners see demonstrations of reports being generated in seconds, emails written instantly, and routine admin handled automatically. It’s easy to look at that and assume the...
Excel is getting better at finding answers

Excel is getting better at finding answers

If you use Excel regularly, you’ll know that the hard part is getting your information into the format you want. Perhaps you always present figures in a certain way. Maybe reports need specific headings. Perhaps your team uses formulas, naming conventions, or...
AI saves time, but don’t let it replace personality

AI saves time, but don’t let it replace personality

AI is quickly becoming part of everyday business. A couple of years ago, most conversations were about whether businesses should use it. Now the discussion is about where it can save time. Writing emails… creating marketing content… summarising meetings… helping with...
Is your team using banned AI tools?

Is your team using banned AI tools?

A conversation I’m having more often with business owners goes something like this: “We don’t really use AI yet.” A few questions later, it turns out somebody is using ChatGPT to help write emails. Someone else is summarising meeting notes with an AI tool....
Have your employees become AI “middleware”?

Have your employees become AI “middleware”?

AI was supposed to remove repetitive work. In some businesses, though, something different is happening. People are spending large parts of their day moving information between systems so the AI can function properly. Copying notes from one platform into another,...