I write books for busy managers as a side hobby.
I wasn’t planning on writing my next book anytime soon, but during one weekend a few months ago, I published a new one.
The idea started out as a joke.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI (the organization behind ChatGPT) suggested that someone should write a book about doing the opposite of conventional management wisdom.
I joked that I was “On it!” and attached a couple of screenshots from ChatGPT. I then decided to take it seriously.
48 hours later (with the help of ChatGPT) I published the book.
I picked “Inverse Leadership” as a title and covered 6 strategies that help leaders defy conventional management wisdom.
I listed it for $0.99 and decided to donate all profits to a good cause.
Here’s the link on Amazon if you’re interested in checking it out:
What does this mean for leaders?
It used to take me around 3 to 6 months to write a short book. With ChatGPT, it took me only 48 hours. Of course, there are several caveats here, so it’s not a fair apples-to-apples comparison.
But take a second to think about how much this productivity lift can help you in the workplace.
You can potentially publish:
- White papers
- Business Proposals
- Corporate announcements
- Strategy Papers
- Statements of Work
- Team Policies
And much, much more in a fraction of the time that you would have spent without tools like ChatGPT.
The future is exciting.
2. Top 6 Findings from Stanford’s AI Index Report
Stanford recently released their annual AI index report for 2024
You can view the full report by clicking here, but there are the top 6 takeaways:
3. One Prompt You Can Use at Work Today
Here’s a practical ChatGPT Prompt you can use at work:
Help me create a project timeline for a [type of project] project that includes key milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. The project is about [short description of project]
For example,
Help me create a project timeline for a software development project that includes key milestones, deliverables, and deadlines. The project is about developing a tool to help employees enter their time.
If you would like to see more of those prompts, check out my free book called: ChatGPT for Better Business Communication.
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