Are we on the cusp of a workplace revolution? In this thought-provoking episode of Tech Talks Daily, I explore the evolving landscape of remote work and artificial intelligence's pivotal role in shaping the future of our work environments.
I'm joined by Iwo Szapar, a trailblazing Remote Work Advocate and the co-founder of Remote-how, we explore the dynamics of the remote work revolution, powered by insights from a community of over 25,000 professionals spanning 128 countries.
Iwo Szapar, known for his relentless drive and passion for enabling remote work globally, shares his unique journey across three continents and 65 countries, fueled by a desire to enhance productivity and achieve work-life harmony. As someone who's been at the forefront of the remote work advocacy, featured by prestigious outlets like BBC, Forbes, and Business Insider, Iwo brings to the table a wealth of knowledge on the trends shaping our work today and tomorrow.
This episode tackles the contentious "back to office" debate, revealing the underlying fears and resistance to change that challenge the transition to remote work. We delve into how AI is not just a tool for automation but a catalyst for operational excellence, enabling companies to implement best practices on autopilot and empowering employees to upskill and reskill in an ever-evolving job market.
With a special focus on the Remote-First Institute's AI Mentor, we discuss how personalized AI can revolutionize productivity by optimizing distributed work, offering a sneak peek into the future where AI assistants are indispensable to knowledge workers. Iwo and Neil also walk us through the Distributed Work Score, a comprehensive metric designed to measure and enhance remote work capabilities across ten critical areas.
As we gaze into the crystal ball, Iwo shares his predictions for 2024 and beyond, offering insights into how AI and remote work will continue to redefine the parameters of operational efficiency and workforce empowerment.
What does the future of work hold for us? Will AI be the ultimate enabler of a more flexible, efficient, and satisfying work life? Tune in as we unravel these questions, inviting you to join the conversation and share your thoughts on how technology is reshaping the way we work.
[00:00:00] Are we standing at the crossroads of work as we know it?
[00:00:06] Well today I want to dive into the evolving landscape of remote work, distributed work
[00:00:12] and the revolutionary impact of artificial intelligence on our work lives.
[00:00:18] Enjoying me today is a visionary of the remote first institute.
[00:00:23] I first met him in Estonia last year,
[00:00:25] where we ended up swimming in lakes, saunas,
[00:00:28] and the Tenning Attack Conference.
[00:00:31] He's an incredibly cool guy.
[00:00:32] He was also part of a panel at the Estonia startup Meetup.
[00:00:36] And we got talking and I invited him on the podcast.
[00:00:38] It has took us some time to get him on here
[00:00:40] due to our busy schedules,
[00:00:42] but we've finally been able to line that up.
[00:00:44] And for his work at the Remote First Institute, they're an organisation at the forefront of
[00:00:49] shaping the future of distributed workforces. And as we navigate the post-pandemic world,
[00:00:54] I think many organisations are wrestling with that back-to-office dilemma,
[00:00:58] fueled by a mix of fear of change and longing for a familiarity of life back in 2019 where the world was a very different
[00:01:06] place. But today's guest is going to shed light on how embracing change, particularly through AI.
[00:01:12] It's not just an option, but a necessity for enhancing productivity, efficiency,
[00:01:18] and overall job satisfaction. I also want to find out more about Remote First Institute's AI Mental, which is designed
[00:01:26] to personalise your productivity to the insights gained from their distributed work score.
[00:01:32] So today's discussion promises to be a deep dive into the future of work, how countries
[00:01:36] are as far apart as Estonia and Saudi Arabia are leading the charge in remote work adoption
[00:01:41] and also, what can we learn from them?
[00:01:44] How does AI fit into this puzzle? How can we better automate repetitive tasks and enable us all
[00:01:49] to work smarter, not harder?
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[00:03:02] to Saudi Arabia where today's guest is waiting to join me.
[00:03:05] So, a massive welcome to the show.
[00:03:09] Can you tell everyone listening a little bit who you are and what you do?
[00:03:13] Hey, Eva Sapper here.
[00:03:15] So for the past seven years, I've been into change management on the remote work side.
[00:03:21] So the company that I co-founded True Remote Hub, we've held over 3000 companies,
[00:03:25] including Walmart, Microsoft, Make, Work.
[00:03:29] So we've been dealing with change management,
[00:03:31] which is a top topic.
[00:03:33] We've been helping companies create policies,
[00:03:37] how to work, train their leaders.
[00:03:39] Basically all the elements that are necessary
[00:03:42] to create the healthy and inefficient organization.
[00:03:46] And last year, we started to look into AI, how AI can help professional services
[00:03:52] that are delivered by our consultants. And we launched a platform that is basically a change
[00:03:58] management platform where consultants are creating their own AAS systems to help them facilitate the change management
[00:04:06] process within your organization.
[00:04:08] So a lot of experience in led the future of work change management area and now enhancing
[00:04:16] this with with AI.
[00:04:17] So that's a very short version, but I love to talk and I can talk about it for hours.
[00:04:23] Well, it's an honor to have you on the podcast for everyone listening.
[00:04:26] We met in Estonia last year where I saw you talking on stage about the digital nomad visa,
[00:04:32] but I know it's something that you live and breathe.
[00:04:34] And one of the things I love about your LinkedIn page is you seem to be working in a different
[00:04:38] country every time I open it up and follow your progress.
[00:04:42] But for many people listening, I think the pandemic reshaped the world of work with a
[00:04:46] greater shift towards remote working.
[00:04:48] I've got to ask you, why do you think this back to the office battle is back?
[00:04:52] Where did that come from?
[00:04:53] And why are so many still resisting this change?
[00:04:57] Yeah.
[00:04:57] No, it's a very tough question because basically you need to take
[00:05:04] aside all the business reasons and look at the pure
[00:05:08] human level.
[00:05:10] People are afraid of change.
[00:05:12] People like how the things went when they worked.
[00:05:16] So I'm looking at the world before March 2020.
[00:05:19] And a lot of companies were looking at this phase once the pandemic was over or kind of
[00:05:24] over as this is a temporary phase, right?
[00:05:26] So we had this bad. So this battle that you're describing already happened in the fall 2021 the fall 2022 the fall
[00:05:33] 2023 right. So it's just a kind of something that the company a lot of companies
[00:05:40] actually didn't buy in into the concept where we need to focus on how we are working,
[00:05:47] where the place is irrelevant, because what is really broken is how we are working, right?
[00:05:52] So there is this element of we're humans, we don't like change.
[00:05:57] There is an, so let's have this as a point number one.
[00:06:00] Then there is an element of companies never bought in into changing, right? And if you combine those two and in uncertain
[00:06:08] economy, then you basically have to have a recipe for going back
[00:06:14] and forth on on actually where we should go next. This is
[00:06:18] majority of the market. Luckily, there are a lot of companies
[00:06:21] that knows you need to adapt, you need to change to extremely
[00:06:26] fast-paced market conditions right now.
[00:06:30] These companies understand that you need to focus on productivity, on efficiency, but
[00:06:36] also on the KPIs around the pure culture.
[00:06:40] Making people happier, like happy employee is, like that's the huge correlation to, for example, to productivity and productivity right now is the number one challenge for Fortune 500 executives.
[00:06:52] This is number one, right? According to that Atlassian and a research.
[00:06:57] So if you look at all of this, like kind of zoom out, pandemic showed that companies are broken. Companies don't know where to go. They still try
[00:07:10] to live in the pre-COVID era when there are a lot of challenges already. They need to make
[00:07:16] finally some decisions. There's not a cycle of every year we have about to like, no, that's not
[00:07:22] happening. 100% with you.
[00:07:25] And as you said, people are afraid of change.
[00:07:27] Businesses are afraid of change.
[00:07:29] We're all living in an era where the speed of change is moving at
[00:07:32] breakneck speed.
[00:07:33] But it's never going to move this slow again.
[00:07:36] Before we recorded the podcast today, we were talking about the open AI
[00:07:40] text to video feature.
[00:07:42] And on the concept of change and how quickly it's moving, one
[00:07:46] of the things I love about your work as well is you've mentioned that the potential of
[00:07:49] AI to make work easier and enhance efficiency is actually a good thing and something not
[00:07:55] to be afraid of.
[00:07:56] So can you elaborate on the impact of AI and what you think it will have on the future
[00:08:00] of work, especially around things like productivity. Yes.
[00:08:05] So, the biggest thing I see in AI, if I were to name one, is that you can really put best
[00:08:13] practices on autopilot or semi-autopilot.
[00:08:17] So it's no longer someone telling you how to run meetings, build culture, manage projects, write emails, etc.
[00:08:27] You can, a lot of the things you can break down into mini processes, mini workflows,
[00:08:33] things that you follow.
[00:08:34] Like even if you write a LinkedIn post, I will give you an example, right?
[00:08:37] So for example, I'm using our own platform where I developed an AI assistant to create
[00:08:44] relinked in post. It has 10 different stages that I'm
[00:08:47] going through. It's like a repetitive process, many,
[00:08:50] many things that you're doing, right? And then if you
[00:08:53] relate to what everyone like every knowledge worker is
[00:08:56] doing, you have a lot of the things that are happening, you
[00:08:59] can break down into mini, mini tasks, right? And this is
[00:09:03] connected with some people are calling like standard operating procedures, this kind of stuff, right? And this is connected with some people are calling like standard
[00:09:06] operating procedures, this kind of stuff, right?
[00:09:08] Or like the best practices, all the things that you learn while
[00:09:12] watching sales face courses, attending webinars, workshops, reading
[00:09:16] your nature policy on how to work, etc.
[00:09:19] Right.
[00:09:19] So the biggest thing in the, in, in AI is that it can guide you,
[00:09:24] it can enhance you, right?
[00:09:25] There is this piece of course around like automating certain tasks, right?
[00:09:31] But as of today, we're still very far from this and even if we reach this phase
[00:09:37] So it can already automate some stuff very early days
[00:09:40] But even if we reach it like still you would need to have a human in control
[00:09:45] On the end on what is done and how it's done, right? So the impact is huge and it's like very
[00:09:52] personalized. So you can really define how you want AI to help you. The biggest, I would say,
[00:09:58] blocker for most people right now is to figure out the use case. It's like, hey, hey, hey, I
[00:10:03] overwhelming, like, but like how I can actually use it like in besides going to
[00:10:07] JAD GPT and just like writing to an email or whatever, but like actually in
[00:10:11] your workflow, how you can incorporate it into your workflow, right?
[00:10:16] And you mentioned the AI mentor there.
[00:10:19] And I was reading about it before you came on the podcast today, at least
[00:10:22] described as remote house intelligent partner.
[00:10:24] So can you tell me a little bit more about its functionalities and how it optimizes that
[00:10:29] distributed work experience? Yes. So actually, we're right now going beyond
[00:10:35] just distributed work experience. It's just work. So basically, anyone can come in and
[00:10:40] create an AI assistant that is helping them. And now you name it with what?
[00:10:45] And I will give you one specific example.
[00:10:47] You got to have your own productivity partner
[00:10:49] that is with you through the whole day.
[00:10:51] You're searching the day, you're sharing what's your plan
[00:10:54] for today.
[00:10:55] It helps you prioritize your tasks.
[00:10:57] You connect your calendar so it knows already
[00:10:59] that this person has like four meetings already.
[00:11:01] So we cannot plan too much stuff because like,
[00:11:04] you know, like two hours already taken, for example, right? Then it schedules your deep
[00:11:09] work sessions. So you have specific time when you're working on specific tasks that were
[00:11:15] planned for you before, then you're starting a Pomodora session within the assistant,
[00:11:20] you're clicking play and then 25 minutes start to roll. And then you finish and like, Oh,
[00:11:24] I feel a sense of accomplishment
[00:11:26] because they planned this specific task and I did it.
[00:11:28] Well, let's go next one, right?
[00:11:30] And then at the end of the day,
[00:11:31] you summarize it with AI with the checkout,
[00:11:33] how was it feedback for the next day?
[00:11:35] And then you go into the next day and such, right?
[00:11:38] So we are really looking at very specific use cases,
[00:11:41] how you can have your own AI assistant
[00:11:44] to boost specific, like either to boost productivity
[00:11:47] or to like streamline your communication,
[00:11:49] tuition of reports, like whatever it is, right?
[00:11:54] So it's very exciting for us because for so many years,
[00:12:01] our operation, like our way of working with a customer was mainly talking
[00:12:06] and producing documents, right? But then it's like on the customer, right? What happens?
[00:12:11] Here, you can actually give the superpower that remains with you and helps you implement
[00:12:19] whatever you want. And mostly we're focusing on on work habits. So then you can basically work smarter, no harder.
[00:12:27] And of course you can only improve what you measure.
[00:12:30] And a lot of people hear about things like AI and remote working and all the big buzz words,
[00:12:34] but for business leaders, they're going to think, okay, but how do I measure this?
[00:12:38] How can I see it makes a difference?
[00:12:39] I understand that you are a fixlessly called.
[00:12:42] Yeah.
[00:12:42] Yeah.
[00:12:42] I know you mentioned the distributed work score, which you value rates, remote work capabilities across so many different
[00:12:49] areas. Can you just walk me through the areas and the significance of that measurement?
[00:12:52] Yeah, I'm a little percent. So our MVP actually of the A mentor was to create a diagnostic
[00:12:58] tool to see how well your team is operating as a distributed one. So, and then Play was talking with AI
[00:13:06] for like 30 to 45 minutes.
[00:13:08] They described talking about communication, collaboration,
[00:13:12] leadership, company culture.
[00:13:14] Like basically we've been checking 120 work insights.
[00:13:18] So AI has a job to like gather the information
[00:13:22] about 120 things and like ask follow up questions.
[00:13:25] So really like a full overview, right?
[00:13:27] Then the user gets not just the score, but also an overview on all these areas and charts
[00:13:33] and data analysis and then also recommendations, right?
[00:13:37] But then if you look at the real kind of deal, which is the metrics, how you're progressing.
[00:13:43] So this is a starting point.
[00:13:44] This is kind of like, which is the metrics, how you're progressing. So this is the starting point. This is kind of like a snapshot.
[00:13:46] This is where you are, or like this is where your teammates
[00:13:49] or your company.
[00:13:50] Now let's think about how we can take this forward
[00:13:52] and also measure this.
[00:13:54] So the magic with AA assistants in general
[00:13:57] is that whenever you're using this regularly
[00:14:00] and you're interacting, you're producing data.
[00:14:02] And this data can be analyzed and help you,
[00:14:05] as an individual or as a company, get a better overview of where you're heading,
[00:14:10] what are the metrics, etc. This is actually one of the biggest pain points when you're doing
[00:14:16] change management list, like how to measure the change, how to measure the impact. You cannot
[00:14:20] only look at the revenue, for example. There are a lot of mini metrics, even on a day-to-day basis.
[00:14:26] For instance, coming back to the productivity partner example,
[00:14:29] you can have a productivity streak.
[00:14:31] Like on Duolingo, you have this streak,
[00:14:35] like how many days in a row you're doing something.
[00:14:37] So you can have the same rate,
[00:14:38] you can track how much time you spend in Deepwork.
[00:14:41] So it's not just the day day to day interactions and help,
[00:14:45] but also the data that you're gathering along the way that helps also to establish a more
[00:14:52] transparent workplace. Transparency these days is one of the biggest issues when we're talking
[00:14:58] about the company culture that is actually affecting the ability to be a happy and efficient distributed team or a company,
[00:15:07] and you just seem miles ahead of others in emphasizing the importance of measurement in
[00:15:11] evaluating remote work capabilities. But it's not just a measurement. I believe you also use AI
[00:15:16] to assist in tracking and analyzing those metrics too. Yes, yes, 100%. Basically, not everyone can afford hiring KPMG PwC consultants to come in and it creates
[00:15:30] you crazy long reports and DP keynotes, etc.
[00:15:34] So then there is a huge potential.
[00:15:37] So what we're doing into getting the data, quickly analyzing this and giving you output,
[00:15:43] right?
[00:15:44] The capabilities are huge. You can think
[00:15:46] about that right now, AI in general is like a very smart
[00:15:51] intern. So it needs a lot of context. And then it can
[00:15:56] perform actions on on really a top notch level. But the
[00:16:00] problem that most people have is that you're not giving, you're
[00:16:04] not giving the context in the right
[00:16:05] way or you're not giving enough context, right?
[00:16:09] So that's kind of the piece that if we don't teach ourselves and if we don't use the tools
[00:16:15] that gather this data properly, then the analysis will be also far from perfect.
[00:16:22] And I've got to ask, I know your bias, but do you think eventually everyone will get an AI assistant to work smarter? And how do you see it all playing out and the
[00:16:29] evolution of work, the future of work? Where do you see it all heading? Yeah, of course,
[00:16:35] they would say that every knowledge worker should have an AI assistant. Like, back in
[00:16:40] the days, it's still the case that you have executive assistance, right?
[00:16:45] So like virtual assistants, etc.
[00:16:47] Right?
[00:16:48] So now think about it that the price drops 10, 100 times like whatever the number you
[00:16:55] can come up with, and then it becomes faster and like more skilled than and has a more
[00:17:00] robust, more robust coverage of specific tasks that it can do, right?
[00:17:04] So everyone, it's not just about implementing best practices,
[00:17:08] but it's also the things that we hate to do
[00:17:10] or we forget to do, et cetera.
[00:17:12] So think about what you would like to outsource
[00:17:15] or like semi-outsourced when you're still guiding.
[00:17:18] And this is the part that is more of a future potential
[00:17:21] right now, what works best if it's like
[00:17:24] really human-guided thing, right?
[00:17:26] Looking into the future couple of years from now, there will be more and more autonomous agents.
[00:17:33] So truly AI that is doing stuff on their own, right? And even autonomous agent that is getting
[00:17:41] a goal, like what they should achieve without telling them exactly what to do.
[00:17:45] So you're saying a simple example, please do this research on specific markets, specific
[00:17:53] country. And that's it. And then I say, okay, in order to do the research, I need to go
[00:17:59] online, find this, then synthesize it, do, do, do, do, do, it serves like, I don't know,
[00:18:03] 20 things and it's going one by one.
[00:18:05] Now, another interesting twist here is that you can add another AI or like multiple
[00:18:12] AIs that are working with each other.
[00:18:14] So basically you have a team of AIs where one is the researcher.
[00:18:18] Another one is a reviewer.
[00:18:21] The third one is like a product.
[00:18:23] If this is something related to product, the fourth one is a reviewer. The third one is like a product. If this is something related to product,
[00:18:25] the fourth one is a marketing person
[00:18:27] that will be marketing person, AI,
[00:18:30] and that will be marketing this research.
[00:18:32] And at the end, you have a CEO that approves it, right?
[00:18:34] So you have multiple agents working with each other
[00:18:37] to deliver a specific results.
[00:18:39] Today, this is more of a experimentation phase.
[00:18:44] But in a few years,
[00:18:46] like some Altawan recently said,
[00:18:49] there will be a first solar printer billionaire.
[00:18:52] Yeah, exciting.
[00:18:53] I've got to ask, a question I'd love to ask you is,
[00:18:56] last time I met you was in Estonia,
[00:18:57] you'd just flew in from Lisbon at the time.
[00:19:00] Now, you're now talking to me in Saudi Arabia,
[00:19:03] you're a guy that travels all around the world. Are you noticing any trends in those conversations that you're now talking to me in Saudi Arabia, you're a guy that travels all around the world.
[00:19:05] Are you noticing any trends in those conversations that you're having?
[00:19:09] What are you learning from working and traveling and learning about how each of these countries
[00:19:13] are adapting and changing their work?
[00:19:16] Any big trends that you're noticing and big lessons that you've learned on your travels?
[00:19:21] This is a very tough, very interesting, but also a very tough question.
[00:19:27] I would say that I see a group of, I would say, nations.
[00:19:34] You brought up Estonia right now.
[00:19:36] I'm in Saudi Arabia.
[00:19:37] I would put them actually in the same bucket in terms of forward thinking and understanding
[00:19:44] that you need to change
[00:19:46] because otherwise you fail. And then there are other countries that are still like very resistant
[00:19:53] that lets the given example of like German companies of course like I'm generalizing
[00:19:57] they want to offend any of my German friends but if you look at the big picture right
[00:20:01] there's definitely a lot of things that needs to be changed there. So this kind of like the main thing, it's such a fast paced world right
[00:20:09] now where you actually don't know even like what will happen in the next few weeks or
[00:20:13] few months also looking like geopolitically wise. So more on the personal level, I would
[00:20:19] say that we need to start bracing ourselves that one day you might be forced to be a nomad,
[00:20:27] not a fancy digital nomad, but something will force you to change.
[00:20:31] It can be a war and can be a migration crisis, whatever it is.
[00:20:35] So we're coming to an end of the world, not just of work, but potentially also the life
[00:20:42] that we know.
[00:20:44] So we need to find ourselves in this potential new scenario.
[00:20:49] So these countries that are understanding this and are encouraging their people, companies
[00:20:55] to be ready or at least go towards the change because constantly adapting is the exercise
[00:21:03] here.
[00:21:04] This is what I see comparing to different countries where I am.
[00:21:07] Yeah, 100% constantly adapting.
[00:21:09] I think you hit the nail on the head there.
[00:21:11] You probably can't share too much, but are you able to offer any sneak peeks or teasers
[00:21:16] into any upcoming tools or features or anything that you're working on that we can expect next from you?
[00:21:22] Yes.
[00:21:23] So one big thing is that we recently
[00:21:26] launched a creator for AI assistance,
[00:21:28] where you can connect your work tools and customize it,
[00:21:31] however you want, and we'll keep adding more stuff there.
[00:21:35] And the second thing is that we are basically
[00:21:37] taking the platform and packaging this for consultants.
[00:21:41] So people that are dealing with change management,
[00:21:44] consulting companies, et ceter etc. to run the whole process end to end on our platform.
[00:21:50] So from the individual, if we have individual contributors, select team leaders, more and
[00:21:54] more robust abilities for the AAS system to work smarter, not harder.
[00:21:59] And then if we have some change makers with us, we can make that the change management
[00:22:04] process way more seamless and efficient. So those
[00:22:07] are the things that that we're focusing on. Unfortunately, so
[00:22:12] last year for 10 months, I was able to work four days a week,
[00:22:16] which I was extremely happy about that I've managed to fight my
[00:22:19] workaholism. But then last year, it kind of changed. So again, I'm on the sixth day kind
[00:22:27] of shift. So that's why there's also like a lot of things happening. So I mentioned
[00:22:31] that too, actually very big project set. It's not even the full scope. So it's exciting
[00:22:37] for everyone that is listening to us. Ask yourself an honest question. If you're truly
[00:22:44] embracing that the huge shift that is happening
[00:22:47] and then if not, figure out how you can do baby steps into finding your new or your adjusted
[00:22:54] place and then your reality.
[00:22:56] Maybe it's upskilling.
[00:22:57] Maybe it's risk killing.
[00:22:58] It's very different for everyone, but make some moves, please.
[00:23:02] Yeah, I think that's a powerful moment to end our conversation today.
[00:23:07] But thank you for sharing your insights.
[00:23:09] But before I let you go and someone that does a lot of traveling, I would expect you've
[00:23:13] got a Spotify playlist and a couple of books.
[00:23:15] So I always ask my guess, is there a song that you can add to our Spotify playlist or
[00:23:20] a book that means something to you that we can add to our Amazon wish list?
[00:23:24] I don't mind which you leave us with, but what would you like to leave everyone listening?
[00:23:27] Yes, 100%. Actually, I'm pulling up my Spotify right now.
[00:23:34] And let's do actually asset by cats and dogs. Yes. Cats and dogs, if you don't know them,
[00:23:41] Big Ben, and like Joe actually also from Poland, but they're well known and the last set tune assets
[00:23:47] is killing it.
[00:23:48] What a great choice.
[00:23:49] I'll get that added to the Spotify playlist.
[00:23:52] And anyone listening wanting to find out more information
[00:23:54] about you, whether they want to connect with you on LinkedIn
[00:23:57] or find out more about your work,
[00:23:59] can you write them in the right direction of what website
[00:24:02] and where you'd like to them to connect with you?
[00:24:04] I think best LinkedIn, your software is just find me or you can look up the remote how
[00:24:09] for the remote work related stuff or AI mentor at the remote first institute website.
[00:24:14] So those are the things that the simplest way just go to LinkedIn connect with me.
[00:24:18] I'm posting almost daily. So let's keep in touch there.
[00:24:22] Fantastic. Well, again, I'll add a link to that so people can find you an ICZ.
[00:24:26] We covered so much in a short amount of time today from the back to the office battle,
[00:24:30] as we were all experiencing now, and how AI will actually help make life easier, make
[00:24:35] work easier.
[00:24:36] And actually, it's nothing to be afraid of.
[00:24:38] But more of a thing, just thank you for sharing your insights today.
[00:24:41] Thank you so much.
[00:24:42] Thank you for having me.
[00:24:43] Talking about the remote first Institute, highlighting a world where AI not only complements but
[00:24:48] enhances our work lives. Through tools like an AI mentor, I think we're seeing firsthand
[00:24:54] how intelligent technology can optimise our daily routines, making remote work not just
[00:25:00] feasible but pressurable. And that back to the office battle, as today's guest pointed out, is rooted in fear of change,
[00:25:09] a fear that once over-come, opens up a plethora of opportunities for productivity, for efficiency
[00:25:15] and personal growth.
[00:25:17] And as we look to the future, with predictions of AI becoming an integral part of our work
[00:25:21] environment, the message is clear.
[00:25:24] Adaptability, continuous learning and
[00:25:26] embracing technology. These are the keys to thriving in this new era. But hey, you've heard from me,
[00:25:33] you've heard from today's guest. What does the future of work look like to you? Do you see AI
[00:25:37] as your ally in navigating the complexities of remote work or the future of work? Please join
[00:25:44] this conversation. Share
[00:25:45] your thoughts on how we can all work smarter, not harder in the years ahead. You can do
[00:25:50] that by emailing me Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram at NeilCQs. I'd love to hear your thoughts
[00:25:56] on this. Because it's your insights, your engagement that fuel our journey and the heart
[00:26:02] of technology's impact in the world that we all share. So until next time keep innovating, keep adapting and let's
[00:26:09] continue to shake this world of work together. But enough from it, see you all
[00:26:13] tomorrow!

