Purposeful mini podcasts

The customer has explained it once. Why are three departments asking again? Gary follows information through an imaginary business and asks what connected systems and carefully designed AI agents could change. Your...

A customer asks for a quote on Monday. By Thursday, they've bought elsewhere. Gary explores how a quotation process could work differently, from gathering the right details to preparing a proposal for human approval...

Five thousand jobs. Behind that headline are people, families and plans that suddenly look uncertain. The Barclays news prompts Gary Robertson to ask business leaders a different question: what could you build if you...

A lovely golf course in Dubai. A round with a mate. And a running commentary on everything that’s wrong. “We can’t all be as positive as you, Gary.” “Well, why not?” In this Purposeful episode, Gary Robertson takes a...

Golf first. Turn up at eleven. Knock off at three. Would you sack Gary—or ask how the work got done? Gary Robertson is back with a cheeky thought experiment and a serious question for leaders: when your team finds a...

A quotation engine was on the agenda. Then somebody mentioned listening back to sales calls… “Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Now Gary's got another idea. In this Purposeful episode, Gary Robertson shares how a conversation with a...

What if getting through your work faster gave you more time to live your life on purpose? In a cheeky mood, Gary Robertson explains why he calls himself “inherently lazy”—and how making better use of time, people...

Could the way you use agentic AI become your next competitive advantage? With humour and a look back at his business studies, Gary Robertson explores a familiar leadership challenge: doing the work that matters better...

The value of agentic AI depends on the business you choose to build around it. Gary closes the series with a practical leadership conversation about outcomes, people, responsibility and evidence. Part 7 of 7: The...

You can explore a useful workflow without committing to a complete rebuild. Gary explains how to assess a bounded trial, count the full costs and distinguish recovered capacity from cash savings. Part 6 of 7: The...

Agentic AI can help work move beyond a single answer. Gary explains goals, tools, adaptable steps and human oversight through a familiar customer-enquiry example. Part 1 of 7: The Agentic Business — a Purposeful...

When someone asks for help, do you immediately do the work yourself? Gary explores how leaders can listen to another person's thinking, give clear guidance and boundaries, and agree a next step they can own. Your...

A full day can still leave your most important task untouched. Gary explores how to choose a recognisable outcome, make the first action clear and notice when comfortable activity is delaying meaningful progress. Your...

Scary World, the AI Job Market Reckoning The ground beneath the workforce is shifting, and most people haven't looked down yet. In this episode of Scary World , we confront the uncomfortable truth about how artificial...

<p>Here's a truth that many people don't want to hear:</p><p>Most people spend their lives asking, "How do I get more?" The people who truly succeed ask a different question: "How can I help more people get what they...