In this episode, I’m welcoming back friend of the pod and productivity expert Donna McGeorge. We talk about Donna’s latest book The ChatGPT Revolution, including, in a very meta moment, how AI helped her write that book!
Donna shares her experience with ChatGPT and its productivity benefits plus we also get into the biases in AI, the limitations of AI and the importance of human editing and critical thinking in getting the most out of these tools. If you’re curious about how AI can boost your productivity and how it can augment how you lead, learn and develop, Donna shares practical insights from content creation to decision-making.
Can you supercharge your leadership with a ‘virtual workmate’?
Why you should listen: leadership principles for using ChatGPT
Creativity and critical thinking are leadership priorities
We explore: augmenting and amplifying leadership with AI
A leadership framework for AI supported decision-making
Expanding leadership perspectives with AI input
The leadership limitations of AI - what to be aware of
Take action
Read Donna’s book and experiment with ChatGPT
People Stuff tip: Use the archetypes in People Stuff to help refine your ChatGPT prompts
About Donna McGeorge
Donna has worked with managers and leaders throughout Australia and Asia–Pacific for over 20 years. She delivers practical skills, training, workshops and facilitation to corporates so they learn to manage their people well and produce great performance and results. Author of 11 books and publications, including the best-selling productivity series, It’s About Time, Donna’s latest book is The ChatGPT Revolution. Find out more: www.donnamcgeorge.com
Key moments
Planet Human: The Allbirds Moonshot shoe [00:00:04]
The world's first net zero carbon shoe made from regenerative farmed wool.
Using ChatGPT for productivity [00:02:28]
Introduction of Donna McGeorge and her book "ChatGPT Revolution" discussing how to use ChatGPT for leadership and process-driven tasks.
ChatGPT as a writing tool [00:03:33]
Donna McGeorge's experience with using ChatGPT for writing proposals, website copy, articles, and even a book, with the importance of human editing.
The importance of editing generated content [00:11:29]
The need for human intervention in editing the content generated by ChatGPT for better quality and accuracy.
Augmenting human intelligence with ChatGPT [00:18:05]
Discussion on how ChatGPT is a tool to enhance human intelligence and creativity, not replace it.
The importance of critical thinking [00:19:11]
Donna McGeorge discusses the biases in AI tools and the value of critical thinking in analysing different perspectives.
Using ChatGPT for decision-making processes [00:21:35]
Donna McGeorge explains how she uses ChatGPT to save time in decision-making by summarising information and using specific frameworks.
The limitations of AI coaching tools [00:24:33]
Donna McGeorge and Zoë Routh discuss the current limitations of AI coaching tools compared to human coaches and the importance of human interaction in coaching.
The ROI of implementing ChatGPT or a custom AI bot [00:30:22]
Donna McGeorge explains how to measure the return on investment of implementing ChatGPT or a custom AI bot.
Archetypes and ChatGPT [00:46:23]
Discussion on archetypes as universal patterns of behaviour and how ChatGPT can be used to explore and recommend archetypes for personal growth.
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Zoë Routh is a leadership futurist, podcaster, and multiple award-winning author. She works with leaders and teams to navigate future horizons.
She has worked with individuals and teams internationally and in Australia since 1987. From wild Canadian rivers to the Australian Outback, and the Boardroom jungles, Zoë is an adventurist! She facilitates strategy and culture sessions with audacious teams.
Zoë's fourth leadership book, People Stuff - Beyond Personality Problems: An advanced handbook for leadership, won the Book of the Year at the Australian Business Book Awards in 2020. Her fifth book is a near future science fiction dystopian novel, The Olympus Project.
Zoë is the producer of the Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast, dedicated to asking “What if…?” and sharing Big Ideas on the Future of Leadership.
Zoë is an outdoor adventurist and enjoys telemark skiing, has run six marathons, is a one-time belly-dancer, has survived cancer, and loves hiking in the high country. She is married to a gorgeous Aussie and is a self-confessed dark chocolate addict.