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Embracing Imperfection: How Generative AI Accelerates Success in Professional Practice
The Perfectionism Paradox in Professional Services In the meticulous world of professional services, from legal and accountancy firms to consultancies and insolvency practices, practitioners often grapple with the relentless pursuit of perfection. The belief that every report, analysis, or client communication must be flawless can lead to significant delays and missed opportunities. This phenomenon, known…
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Repairing Work: Why Gen Z and AI are Stitching a New Future (Not Tearing Down the Old One)
I Watched This TEDx Talk – and It Really Got Me Thinking 
What’s Broken, Exactly? 
An Evolution, Not a Uprising 
Where AI Fits In: The Ultimate Enabler 
How AI Helps Gen Z Lead the Evolution 
What About Your Business? 
Vision Required—Not Just Tools 
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Why on Earth Would Any Young Person Work for You?
1. The Problem: The Talent Pipeline is Drying Up Insolvency firms across the UK are quietly facing a crisis—one that’s not on a balance sheet, but in the staffing plan. Recruitment has become a slow-motion car crash. The next generation of talent isn’t exactly queuing up outside IP firms. Bright young people—ambitious, tech-savvy, adaptable—are giving…
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Burnout, Backlogs and Bother: How Smart IPs Are Using AI to Breathe Again
1. The Problem: Too Much to Do, Too Few People to Do It Let’s be honest – being an Insolvency Practitioner in 2025 is a bit like juggling flaming swords while riding a unicycle on a tightrope… in a wind tunnel. The pressures are real, the stakes are high, and the margin for error is…
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AI is Coming for Your Job – And That’s a Good Thing (If You’re Ready)
Let’s start with a question: How do you feel about AI? Excited? Nervous? Terrified? Dismissive? Be honest. Do you think it’s all hype? A passing trend? Or are you watching it creep closer, wondering when it will touch your work, your career, even your daily life? Here’s the thing: AI isn’t coming – it’s already…
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The Three-Part Rule: How to Split Every Task Between You and AI
Introduction: Why You Need a System If you’re using AI (or thinking about using it), you’re already ahead of the curve. But are you using it wisely? Or are you drowning in inefficiency, either clinging to tasks AI could handle or, worse, blindly trusting AI without proper oversight? Here’s the golden rule: split every task…
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AI in Insolvency: Friend, Foe, or the Future?
Ethan Mollick, in his book Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI – by the wway a book we wholeheartedly recommend to you – offers a compelling challenge: “You should try inviting AI to help you in everything you do, barring legal or ethical barriers. As you experiment, you may find that AI help can be…
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Generative AI: Your Next Superstar Employee
Would you sack your best employee for making 2 mistakes a year? No? So why do you measure the success of AI on the same basis?
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Appearance on an ICAEW Video
There is a message I regularly send to accountants, insolvency practitioners and other advisors who provide services to businesses. That is… ‘AI is Here, and It’s Not Here to Replace You – It’s Here to Empower You‘ The world of artificial intelligence can feel overwhelming at times, but the truth is AI will not replace…
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What can we learn from Little Joe about generative ai?
As a grandad to a (near) 3 year old, I’m a bit of a fan of Nick Cope. Friday afternoons around Midday I’m normally driving, trying to give my grandson the full hour’s sleep he needs to avoid being crotchety. I have Spotify on, and up among our favourites is Nick Cope. Songs like ‘A…
