How I Work
Amantha Imber
You know those annoyingly successful people who seem to have it all figured out? Time to steal their playbook. Organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber gets world‑class achievers to spill their secrets - the daily strategies behind their success through to life hacks and productivity hacks they’d rather keep to themselves. We’re talking practical tips for boosting your output (including clever AI tools and shortcuts that’ll make you look like a genius), managing overwhelm without losing your mind, and optimising both work and wellbeing. No motivational fluff. Just battle‑tested tactics from people who’ve cracked the code.
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Apr 1, 2026 • 17min
The AI playbook of ELMO Software’s President, Joseph Lyons
Joseph Lyons, President of ELMO Software, explains his hands-on AI playbook in leadership. He describes personalised daily Slack briefs for execs. He shows how AI turns long workshops into organised outputs. He talks about prepping negotiations with customer history and role‑playing tough conversations using voice AI. He also covers synthesising cross‑functional reports into one clear weekly view.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 19min
Stop writing like a robot: ban these AI words and phrases
Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI who trains organisations in practical AI writing, shows how to keep AI edits sounding human. Short sentences cover banning overused openers and corporate buzzwords. Tips include removing em dashes, using a ninth-grade brief, allowing informal sentence starters, and building a personal banned-words list to preserve your voice.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 31min
Ask Me Anything with Dr Amantha Imber: Burnout, AI, Productivity & The Biggest Mistakes Knowledge Workers Make
Listeners ask about AI overwhelm, meeting overload, and feeling busy but unproductive. Practical tactics include async tools, a LiPS prioritisation approach, and ways to cut context switching. Energy management and why wellbeing perks fail are explored. Tips for saying no, switching off after work, and realistic use of AI at work are also covered.
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Mar 22, 2026 • 14min
How we have automated AI to summarise industry news, trends, and other updates – every single week
Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI and AI training lead, shares practical guidance on using AI as a research assistant. He discusses how to give AI precise context, prioritise credible sources, and structure concise briefings. He also covers automating scheduled searches in ChatGPT and Copilot, and designing scan-friendly report sections like quick hits, watch lists, and hype watch.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 23min
Why visualising success might be sabotaging you, with Nir Eyal (Part 2)
Nir Eyal, behavioural scientist and author of Beyond Belief, explores how the stories we tell shape perception and action. He explains why visualising the finish line can drain motivation. Learn about failure goals, how people manufacture luck, how leaders design workplace simulations, and why athletes rehearse obstacles and coping, not trophies.
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Mar 15, 2026 • 13min
How to use AI to prioritise when everything feels urgent
Neo Applin, Head of Inventium AI and training lead who helps teams apply generative AI to productivity. They explore using AI for a structured brain dump, interviewing you to separate urgent from important, estimating task durations, spotting the single most stressful task, and giving AI project context with tools like Claude Projects or Copilot Notebooks.
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Mar 11, 2026 • 31min
Struggling to reach your goals? Nir Eyal explains the beliefs holding you back (Part 1)
Nir Eyal, behavioural scientist and bestselling author, explains how hidden beliefs shape perception and action. He contrasts facts, faith, and beliefs, explores why rumination feels productive, and offers tactics like scheduled worry time and reality logs. Hear a four-question technique and a relatable birthday-flowers story that reveal how changing beliefs can reduce suffering and boost agency.
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Mar 8, 2026 • 13min
The One Question Every Leader Should Ask About AI
Neo Aplin, Head of Inventium AI who helps organisations train teams to use generative AI productively and responsibly. He explains why AI rollout is a people problem, why handing out licences without training backfires, how untrained use can harm productivity, and the practical steps leaders should take to prepare staff, secure data and embed AI into real workflows.
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Mar 4, 2026 • 35min
Feel stuck in small talk? Daniel Coyle shares the questions that create real connection.
Daniel Coyle, bestselling author who studies culture and storytelling, shares how to find and shape compelling stories. He reveals the simple structure behind tension and mystery. He discusses the exact questions that push past small talk, the “yellow doors” idea for building local community, and why change often feels slow before it suddenly blooms.
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Mar 1, 2026 • 11min
The AI critique system we use to improve our work
Neo Aplin, Head of Inventium AI who builds practical AI tools, explains a repeatable AI critique system called Charles. He outlines a minimal critique prompt and stepwise quality gates. The conversation covers diagnostic outputs, how to customize checks for roles or policies, and using AI to audit AI-generated drafts before sending.
