Augmented: The Human Edge in the AI Age
You bring the insight. AI brings the horsepower. Augmented helps you combine the two.
The AI Paradox I Can't Ignore
⏱️ Read time: ~2 min
Something happened recently that I can't stop thinking about. And I need to talk about it.
I'm running AI training and implementation support for a business client. Quite a big investment, very cool use cases, none of which are about replacing anyone on the team....
by Elena Jaeger —
Mar 09, 2026
#ailiteracy
#futureskills
#ownership
Confession: I Broke My Own AI Rule
⏱️Read time: ~2.5 min
You know that moment when you realize you've been giving great advice to everyone else… and then completely ignoring it yourself?
Yeah. That was me the other week.
I teach coaches and consultants how to work with AI, not against it. I talk about adapting your process to fit ...
by Elena Jäger —
Mar 01, 2026
aiforcoaches
contextengineering
smarterworkflows
Before You Hand Over The Keys to OpenClaw - Read This
⏱️ Read time: ~3.5 min
If you've been anywhere following recent AI news, you've probably seen the hype around OpenClaw. Autonomous agents that manage your calendar, write briefings, coordinate coding teams, and chat with you over Telegram like a tireless assistant who never sleeps.
And here's t...
by Elena Jäger —
Feb 21, 2026
aiagents
aiforcoaches
openclaw
Fixing a Broken Meeting Notes Workflow
⏱️ Read time: ~3 min
Today I'm sharing a real AI use case I'm working on right now. With Monica, a coach and leadership team development expert from Sweden who's participating in AI Lab for 6 months.
Yesterday, she showed me her meeting notes workflow: she records the call, a custom GPT summari...
by Elena Jäger —
Feb 15, 2026
aiforcoaches
ailab
meetingworkflows
Perfect Is the Enemy of Progress
🕓 Read time: ~3 min
I had a conversation last week that stopped me in my tracks.
A CHRO I've been working with reached out. He wanted to talk about how I could support his team's AI journey going forward, but the conversation quickly shifted. He told me he's been wanting to build his own AI ...
by Elena Jäger —
Feb 06, 2026
#aiforcoaches
aiadoption
iterationoverperfection
Sometimes the smartest AI decision is deciding not to use it.
🕓 Read time: ~2 minutes
Before Christmas, inside my AI Hive community, we worked through a real use case providedd by Aga. The challenge sounded like a classic “AI should help here” scenario: matching mentees to mentors.
Complex? Yes.
Important? Absolutely.
A good candidate for AI? Maybe.
So we...
by Elena Jäger —
Jan 30, 2026
#aijudgement
#aimaturity
#noaiai
When HR Leaders Stop Talking About AI And Actually Use It
⏱️ Read time: ~2.5 min
My first offline workshop this year took me to Barcelona for the day! Sounds fancy, right?
Here's what I actually saw: the airport, the hotel conference room, and the airport again. Oh, and maybe a 10-second glimpse of the Sagrada Familia during landing if that counts.
Exha...
by Elena Jäger —
Jan 23, 2026
aiexperimentation
aiforhr
worksmarter
You're Sitting on a Goldmine (And Don't Even Know It)
🕓 Read time: ~3 min
Gold prices keep hitting record highs.
Lucky for those who invested early. But even if you don't own a single ounce of gold, you're probably sitting on a little goldmine without knowing it.
I'm talking about your own client interactions. The real words your prospective ...
by Elena Jäger —
Jan 17, 2026
#aiforcoaches
#clientinsights
#smarterworkflows
Your Efficiency Upgrade for 2026
🕓 Read time: ~5 min
It's 2026 🥳... You're full of energy, full of good intentions. Aaaand, before you know it, most of those will be forgotten and you'll be back to same old, same old.
If "becoming more efficient with AI" or "using AI better" is among your intentions for the new year, I have s...
by Elena Jäger —
Jan 09, 2026
#aiforcoaches
#prompting
#worksmarter
AI & Jobs Research: And Why I’m Optimistic
⏱️Read time: ~5 min
2025 is officially history. And what a year it's been!
A year of relentless AI hype. A year of new tools launching every other week (or every other day?). A year of headlines screaming about job cuts "because of AI." If you're a coach or consultant, you've probably felt...
by Elena Jäger —
Jan 01, 2026
#aiandwork
#coachingintheaiera
#futureofwork
Happy Holiday & All My Very Best for 2026
🎄 Read time: ~2 min
It's Christmas time and I wanted to take a moment to pause and send you warm wishes for the holidays.
What a year it's been.
In the AI world, we've seen extraordinary shifts. Tools that didn't exist a year ago are now reshaping how we ideate, create and get our work done....
by Elena Jäger —
Dec 24, 2025
agenticai
aiforcoaches
vibecoding
worksmarter
The Best AI Infographic Tool I've Seen So Far
⏱️ Read time: ~3 min
Last week, I shared my thoughts on NotebookLM's new slides feature and how it compares to Gamma. Today, I'll be sharing my thoughts about the other feature NotebookLM rolled out around the same time: infographics.
And honestly? This one impressed me more.
If you've tri...
by Elena Jäger —
Dec 19, 2025
#aiforcoaches
#aitools
#smarterworkflows