AUDIO EDIT

Airport lounges, commuting, working out – we all have unproductive time, and that’ s okay. But there are ways to fill it, particularly when you have insight, thought leadership and strategy available in podcasts on demand. Here are some of Business Chief’ s favourites:

THE KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Insights on strategy, decision making and mental models not from business leaders, but chess grandmasters, neuroscientists and elite sportspeople.

THE DIARY OF A CEO Stephen Bartlett’ s now famous leadership podcast. It’ s still indispensable listening on the psychology of high performance, health and leadership.

FOUNDERS David Senra breaks down the lives and work of history’ s greatest entrepreneurs, including Estée Lauder, Enzo Ferrari and Edwin Land.

BOSS CLASS A quick 25-minute hit of modern leadership psychology and the science of management, courtesy of The Economist.

MINDFUL AI

Sometimes it’ s hard to not find AI’ s instant gratification a little one dimensional. It can reinforce what you’ ve already thought? So what. What about self-reflection, broadening your perspective, personal growth or independent thinking – remember that? Cognitive Bloom, created by industrial design studio Map Project Office and Royal College of Art graduate Chanwoo Lee, helps you stay human. Using AI, it invites daily rituals of reflection, supporting you without overpowering. Tell it how your day went or how you feel and it talks back, asking questions that encourage mindfulness and self awareness. Perfect, its creators say, for improving cognitive function and efficiency.

Source: Deloitte: 2026 Global Human Capital

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18 April 2026