I have been thinking about writing this for a while and I want to give it a try today. I love this topic so much for the simple reason that I grew up in a very conversational-driven environment and I eventually became a coach by age 25 to start this journey with a more structured […]
It seems like 2020 has just started and it has already collected a series of crisis events: coronavirus outbreak, a surge in unemployment and a tremendous drop in the price of oil. A crisis is a sequence of unexpected events that are suddenly disrupting the status quo for an individual, a whole organization, a country […]
Recently I have had several opportunities to reflect on the topic of good communication. I hosted a masterclass on the subject and am developing a workshop to dive deeply into the principles. In this article, I discuss the influences that affect our ability to communicate well and explore how to maximize the impact of what […]
Article 1 of the Series on the topic of Education and Coaching Technology and coaching can today provide a new value to individuals, groups and organizations: individual, private, regular and personalized coaching conversations. Why does Higher Education need coaching? Based on twenty years of experience in the Education space and since creating PocketConfidant we are […]
Article 1 of the Series on COVID-19 and Coaching As Josh Bersin states it : …our philosophy has to be people first, economics second. It’s a time to think about support, care, and listening. Once they feel safe and secure, your people will pull your company out of this crisis. We can’t agree more with that […]
Article 4 of the Series on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence In the previous articles, I talked about the nature of human fears related to AI and discussed the potential impact of AI on the society. In this article I’m presenting a point of view on the approaches to AI regulation. They have been previously shared […]
December 2015… One year after “the idea” popped in. PocketConfidant is still not incorporated, has no technical team, no funding, some client interest and a prototype with the minimum possible functionality; however, PocketConfidant is making its first official trip to California. From Nice, to Paris, to Los Angeles, to San Francisco, and the Bay Area, […]
Article 3 of the Series on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence In the previous article, we talked about the nature of human fears in relation to artificial intelligence (AI). We also outlined two important themes to address in the upcoming challenges of the AI era: the societal, and decision-making aspects of AI systems. In our new […]
This is Article 2 of the Series on Ethics in Artificial Intelligence. In this article our goal is to briefly cover areas in which AI has achieved amazing progress, discuss the nature of human fears in relation to the changes brought by artificial intelligence and prepare the foundation for deeper discussions by breaking down the […]
