LIDÉRATE – 15th Edition + Lead Yourself – 4th Edition Now featuring a new chapter on AI to boost your personal productivity Is AI the new calculator for personal productivity? Think about how Excel transformed the way we work with numbers. Today, we are experiencing a similar shift with AI, which is revolutionizing many of our daily tasks. That’s why, in this 15th edition of Lidérate, we’ve added a dedicated chapter on how to integrate AI into our daily effectiveness. From our experience working with executives, we’ve uncovered something eye-opening: AI is not the future—it’s the present, and it’s our greatest ally in reclaiming time. A recent Harvard Business School study confirms this: professionals who strategically integrate AI enhance the quality of their work by up to 40%. Just like computers did in their time, AI is a tool we must learn to leverage to improve efficiency and save time. But the real challenge remains: how do we use that extra time to focus on what truly matters? AI becomes a crucial ally in freeing up time and energy so we can concentrate on our most important priorities. Three key takeaways from this new chapter: ✅ Identify tasks that can be automated.✅ Free up time with generative AI and specialized applications.✅ Reinvest that time into strategic priorities. The question is no longer whether we should use AI, but how we can leverage it to maximize our effectiveness 🎯.
Category Archives: AI
Sep
When working with executive teams, we always emphasize the importance of acquiring new skills that enhance both personal and organizational effectiveness. Today, one of those essential skills is the use of AI. Don’t worry—we’re not talking about mastering all the technical jargon surrounding this field. Rather, we mean leading by example through the smart and effective use of AI to streamline daily tasks, with one key goal in mind: saving time. Tasks such as summarizing meetings, preparing presentations, learning new topics, or drafting emails are part of our daily routine. AI can optimize these processes, helping us not only save time but, in many cases, improve the quality of the results as well. That saved time is invaluable because it allows us to focus on areas where we truly add value. One of those key areas is dedicating more time to our teams. This is why investing time in learning how to leverage AI for individual tasks has a clear return: more time and more energy—two things we always seem to be lacking. Developing this skill requires commitment from leaders. The first step is to undergo AI training to build a solid foundation. Then, with continuous practice, this “digital muscle” strengthens, and over time, leaders can positively influence their teams, fostering a culture that embraces AI. It’s similar to when we first learned how to use email or spreadsheets. AI should become just as commonplace as those tools—but with even greater potential to transform the way we work. We’ve already experienced similar technological shifts with the introduction of computers and other software. The difference is that AI’s impact is even greater, and the opportunities it offers are nearly limitless. So, how much longer will you wait before you start learning and integrating AI into your daily routine? Few skills will offer such a high return on investment in terms of time and energy.
Jun
Recent studies indicate that 78% of employees are already using their own AI tools at work. Yes, you read that correctly. This figure is better than expected, though still lower than desired when considering all the advantages it brings. In our team, we conducted a quick analysis of the past two weeks. 90% of the team uses AI daily. The average time saved is between 1 and 2 hours per day. Incredible but true. We’ve gained a lot in preparing presentations and managing emails. And we still have yet to use it for other processes and activities that are very present in our daily routine, such as learning new topics. Our Decision For this reason, we decided to incorporate AI into our personal productivity training as a new section. We cannot talk about personal productivity and effectiveness without considering AI. Just as it’s a bad habit to excessively check social media during work hours or to perform numerical operations without using Excel, it’s also a bad habit not to use AI to streamline some processes and save time. And not only that, in some cases, it can also improve the quality of the final result. At FASE Method, we know that if you don’t guide the integration of AI, your employees will do it on their own, albeit at different paces, missing the opportunity to create a culture of learning and improvement as a team. This is a progressive path, both individual and collective, where we must, with a minimal understanding of AI, experiment, test, succeed, fail, and share our learnings. This is the first thing we explain in our workshop “EfectivIdAd by FASE Method.” Do you want your company to ride the AI wave and not drown in it? Then start training your teams on how to use AI to save time and, in many cases, improve work quality. It’s time to stop seeing AI as something for the future and start integrating it today into your daily routine, just like Excel, Outlook, or Zoom.
May
I came across a news article last week that made me ponder the above question. Here, I share my thoughts on how communication and adaptability to change are key to mastering AI. While it’s true that technology evolves rapidly, my experience has taught me that it’s not always about learning something completely new. Rather, it’s crucial to refine skills we already possess. Effective Communication with AI: Effective communication is fundamental when interacting with AI. We need to be clear and precise in our requests to obtain relevant responses. This challenge highlights a gap in our basic education: we are rarely taught to communicate effectively from a young age. However, the demand for this skill in the professional sphere pushes us to seek tools, courses, and coaching to improve. In the context of AI, knowing how to communicate our needs is more crucial than ever. This reminds me of the joke/meme shared by Digital Synopsis about graphic designers: “To replace graphic designers with artificial intelligence, clients will need to accurately describe what they want. We’re safe.” Adaptability to Change in the AI Era: Since 2023, we have seen an exponential increase in the use of AI, and I am sure that in 2024 this growth will be even greater. Adapting to this rapid evolution requires a certain orientation towards change. For example, while we were working on our workshop ‘EfectivIdAd by Método FASE’, Microsoft launched Microsoft Copilot, a revolutionary tool that I had to quickly integrate into our approach since it was not initially considered and would undoubtedly be a game-changer for productivity. It caught me a bit off guard, and I confess that I struggled to overcome certain resistances to having to try and master Microsoft Copilot, after having based my ecosystem of applications on other suites. In short, mastering Artificial Intelligence is not about being a techy or having to deal with complicated new technologies; it’s about having a minimal understanding to then progressively put it into practice. What Concerns You About Overcoming Your Resistance to AI? I don’t know where to start. I don’t have time. It’s not for me. I have resistance to change. It won’t add anything to my work.
