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Overcoming News Fatigue
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/overcoming-news-fatigue/“As noted in the Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications, “research has confirmed the mental health impact of news consumption. One study found heightened anxiety, even sadness, in people who watched negative news-related material, such as bulletins, after only minutes”. For citizens who want to remain engaged, then, there exists a quandary: do you sacrifice your own well-being out of a sense of civic duty, or do you cut down on your consumption, willfully opting for the bliss of ignorance?”
Professional Regret: Why is it so Prominent, How Can You Avoid it, and What Can You do if You Have it
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/professional-regret-why-is-it-so-prominent-how-can-you-avoid-it-and-what-can-you-do-if-you-have-it/“Professional regret is commonplace. It’s human nature to ruminate on the roads not taken and the advent of social media has only served to pour fuel on an already raging fire. With the right perspective, however, and through crafting and personalising existing work habits, it’s possible to make your current role more satisfying and temper some of those multiversal ponderings.”
The Unsolvable Problem of AI Safety
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/the-unsolvable-problem-of-ai-safety/“Given that AI is not explainable, it is in turn necessarily unpredictable –– how can you predict the actions of something you don’t (and can’t) understand? As is already the case with black box AI, the term used to describe AI models that arrive at conclusions or decisions without providing any explanations as to how they were reached, we will be in the dark as to how AI achieved its aims and what it might do to achieve future ones.”
Diversity and Conflict for a Plural Workforce
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/diversity-and-conflict-for-a-plural-workforce/“The chains of habits are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.”[1] This saying – attributed by some to Samuel Johnson, by others to Bertrand Russell – is apt when it comes to diversity in the workplace. Far too late in the day, employers realised that their workforces were stiflingly homogenous, most especially when it came to race and gender.
Adventure and testing new boundaries
https://steeringpoint.ie/podcast/damian-browne/Damian Brown, former professional rugby player talks to us about the exploration of his physical and mental limits, rowing the Atlantic and conquering the Seven Summits. Damian played elite rugby with clubs such as Leinster, Connacht and Brive. After retirement, he embarked on a life of exploration and adventure successfully defeating the Marathons des Sables, […]
Assessing Your Year’s Progress
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/assessing-your-years-progress/“As we reflect, we can’t help but be caught up in questions as to how our year has gone – have we achieved everything we set out to? Where did we shine? Where did we fall short? How can we know if we’re progressing?”
Neuromarketing and the Psychology of Branding with Matt Johnson
https://steeringpoint.ie/podcast/neuromarketing-and-the-psychology-of-branding-with-matt-johnson/Matt Johnson is a speaker, researcher, and writer specializing in the application of psychology and neuroscience to marketing. He received his Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Princeton University. His work explores the science behind brand loyalty, experiential marketing, and consumer decision making. He is the author of the best-selling consumer psychology book ‘Blindsight: The (mostly) […]
AI: The Changing Face of Project Management
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/ai-the-changing-face-of-project-management/“Key skills of project management such as scheduling, budgeting and monitoring of progress are more easily adopted by technology than positions that rely on creative thinking or interpersonal skills. As such, project managers will have to adapt.”
Stress Management and Leadership Through Mindfulness
https://steeringpoint.ie/worklife/stress-management-and-leadership-through-mindfulness/One cannot expect to manage others effectively if they do not manage themselves well. That means being aware of your emotions and thoughts, processing and regulating them, and effectively dealing with high levels of sustained stress and its ripples.
Season 18 Highlights
https://steeringpoint.ie/podcast/season-18-highlights/That’s a wrap! Season 18 of the One Percent Podcast is now on all podcast platforms. We pulled together a recap episode for you this week, featuring short clips from some of the great moments in the podcast’s 18th season. We were fortunate to have incredible leaders from across industries, disciplines, and fields share their […]
Lessons from a global performance expert
https://steeringpoint.ie/podcast/fergus-connolly/Dr. Fergus Connolly (@Fergus_Connolly) is one of the world’s foremost human performance thought leaders and influencers. Author of the bestselling book “Game Changer – The Art of Sports Science“, Fergus has applied performance science with leading sports, military, and business teams. He is the only coach to have full times roles in every major sport, including […]
Building Influential Brands That Connect with Tessa Misiaszek
https://steeringpoint.ie/podcast/building-influential-brands-that-connect-with-tessa-misiaszek/Tessa Misiaszek is a speaker, writer, and professor who, throughout her professional and academic experience, has examined the intersection between marketing strategy and workplace culture. Misiaszek completed her PhD at Simmons University in Boston and taught in the Simmons School of Management and Hult International Business School for several years. She also holds a master’s […]
