“Midweek Material” curates articles, podcasts, videos, etc. on a variety of topics including law, marketing/sales, productivity and more.
How leaders can embrace artificial intelligence [Podcast]:
Look, there is transformation, and with transformation comes stress, uncertainty, unsettlement, risk, pain, all of that sort of stuff. And I am deeply sympathetic to all of that. But it’s also when cars got introduced, it was like, “Well, okay, the whole horse and carriage business is going away.” When calculators became cheap and readily available, there was a huge, “Oh, this is going to cause people’s brains to erode because they won’t be able to do math anymore. They should still be using the slide rule.” And it’s like, “No, actually, in fact, change is how we make progress.” Change is how we make much better and much bigger things.
ChatGPT And AI’s Inflection Point [Reid Hoffman and Bob Safian, Masters of Scale]
Eleven tips for effective cross-departmental collaboration [Article]:
While you’re busy asking questions, take a few minutes to ask about work-style preferences, too. This includes topics like how they like to handle scheduling, communication methods, meeting style/frequency, and more.
Asking these simple questions at the outset can help collaborations move more smoothly and prevent miscommunication.
How Marketers Collaborate Effectively Across Departments [Curt del Principe, HubSpot]
Viewing sleep as one of the most productive things you can do [Podcast]:
Just one hour of premium quality energy brought to something is going to serve you better than ten hours spent doing something resentful, rushed, exhausted, confused, disoriented in some way. This is really about trusting yourself that if you are in a restored place, you are going to be able to articulate your ideas, execute the actions, connect with who you need to connect with. And it is going to be a much more powerful strategy than just trying to get a bunch of stuff on a to-do list done.
It’s Time To Think Differently About Productivity [Jason Feifer, Problem Solvers]
Peloton instructor and Adidas global ambassador Ally Love on comfortability and legacy [Video]:
“Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable. If You’re Uncomfortable, Take A Beat.” – Ally Love [Dale Carnegie]
Andrew T. Daniel 