Hello folks,

I’m back after a short break from the overwhelming talk of AI all over the blogosphere. I’m looking forward to the bubble bursting and seeing how things turn out, but that might be a little while yet.

Away from AI, I visited Preston Bus Station this week, a Grade II listed brutalist wonder designed by Building Design Partnership (read more about it here), if you find yourself in Lancashire, it’s worth a visit.

Some snaps from the wonderful Preston bus station.

Enjoy this week’s posts and happy Friday.

Emily

People and Culture

The key to good communication? Don’t drop the baton

Mathias Meyer and Sara Hicks

leaddev.com/communication/the-key-to-good-communication-dont-drop-the-baton

Find Your Phrase in Important Moments

Jim Detert and Aba Blankson

sloanreview.mit.edu/article/find-your-phrase-in-important-moments

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study

Andrew R. Chow

time.com/7295195/ai-chatgpt-google-learning-school

Organisations and Systems

Beyond Hierarchies: The Real Org Chart - Blog

Joost Minnaar

www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/beyond-hierarchies-the-real-org-chart

It’s easy to convince people of the power of community. But hard to convince organizations. Why?

Fabian Pfortmüller

medium.com/together-institute/its-easy-to-convince-people-of-the-power-of-community-but-hard-to-convince-organizations-why-4bfe43d221c9

The AI Revolution Won’t Happen Overnight

Paul Hlivko

hbr.org/2025/06/the-ai-revolution-wont-happen-overnight

AI won't make your team 2x faster

Amy Carillo Cotten

leaddev.com/velocity/ai-wont-make-your-team-2x-faster

Approaches for Teams

Three Ways to Optimize Up: Make Work Better and More Effective for Everyone

Johanna Rothman

www.jrothman.com/newsletter/2025/06/three-ways-to-optimize-up-make-work-better-and-more-effective-for-everyone

Working as a service when you're stuck in programme delivery

Ayesha Moarif

ayeshamoarif.substack.com/p/working-as-a-service-when-youre-stuck

Other Things

Kindness Index 2025 | rspca.org.uk

Explore findings from over 7,000 people on the UK’s relationship with animals. See where kindness is growing— and where we can do better.

www.rspca.org.uk/whatwedo/latest/kindnessindex/2025

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