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Have you ever talked to someone who, every time you shared something, would twist the interaction around to make it all about them? You may have encountered a “conversational narcissist.” The term, coined by sociologist Charles Derber, describes a person who often dominates the conversation, with little regard for the viewpoints of others.   Hogging a conversation…

Big Picture AI can help scale sales impact — if you let it Technology powered by artificial intelligence promises to assume many core sales activities, freeing up sellers to concentrate on delivering value-affirming interactions with customers. To deliver sales impact at scale, sales leaders need to focus sellers on the unique human behaviors that drive high-quality deals…

More than half of UK employees have admitted to experiencing the practice at work, according to new research. As the boundaries between work life and personal life continue to grow thinner, employees are seeing behaviours that were previously only associated with personal relationships now emerging within the workplace and among colleagues.  One of these is…

If you’ve been discarded by a narcissist, you likely know the pain and rumination that follows a sudden breakup. But how do narcissists feel when relationships ends? Do they experience heartbreak? It’s a complicated question − and mental health experts say the answer hinges on several factors, including what type of narcissist they are, if there’s another person they’re interested in who’s readily…

What, exactly, are soft skills? And why do soft skills even matter, when generative AI seems more skilled than most workers today? Soft skills are things like interpersonal communication, work ethic and other “non-essential” abilities for employees. For example, if you are an architect, hard skills might include working with design software, understanding how air…

We’ve finally entered the world of creepy AI robots, and the latest is essentially a robot receptionist that runs off ChatGPT’s large language model (LLM). The robot was created by engineers at Heriot-Watt University and Alana AI. It works off OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and even features a humanoid face with a moving mouth and eyebrows.  The robot was designed solely…

Early intervention and a consistent commitment to good posture are key, said Dr Aishwarya Ahliwale, physiotherapist, SRV Hospitals. Have you noticed how you’re sitting as you read this? That hump on your upper back is more prominent than a humpback character on a fantasy show. And your brain is suffering for it — badly. Dr…

The growing role of artificial intelligence in education raises questions about what we value in academia. This article could have been written by ChatGPT. I assure you that it was not — but you would likely never be able to tell if it was. This fact is a testament to the ever-growing impact and influence…