AI Tools Every Modern Manager Should Be Using in 2025

About this video

• Video Title: AI Tools Every Modern Manager Should Be Using in 2025
• Channel: The Modern Boss
• Speakers: Phil Palon
• Duration: 00:09:40

Overview

This video introduces four AI tools—ChatGPT (with Projects and Teams), Adobe Firefly, Descript, and Text Blaze—that managers can leverage to save time, reduce repetitive tasks, and improve communication with their teams. The presenter emphasizes that these tools are for enhancing managerial efficiency rather than replacing roles, providing practical examples and use cases for each.

Key takeaways

• ChatGPT Projects and Teams: This feature allows managers to group related tasks, notes, and files, improving organization for recurring processes like onboarding or policy creation. It enables ChatGPT to reference information across different chats within a project and allows for setting specific instructions for tone and format. Using the Teams plan is recommended for privacy, as free/pro accounts may train the model on user data.
• Adobe Firefly: This AI tool generates images that are safe for commercial use, unlike some other AI image generators. It's useful for creating visuals for signage, announcements, or social media posts quickly and without copyright concerns, and integrates with Adobe Express for further editing.
• Descript: This video editing software allows users to edit videos by editing their text transcript. It automatically transcribes recordings, enables easy removal of sections and filler words, and facilitates adding captions and exporting in various formats, making video communication more efficient.
• Text Blaze: A free Chrome extension that allows users to create shortcuts (snippets) for frequently used text, such as common replies, instructions, or even ChatGPT prompts. This significantly reduces typing time for repetitive messaging and can be customized with placeholders for personalization.