Automate your busywork Do less, achieve more, and save your brain for the big stuff
Book - 2023
"Most people don't work with time, they work against time. But how you spend your time is everything. This book is not about how to do XXX number of things within X hours or about turning you into a productivity machine. This book is about time well spent. This book is about protecting and mastering your most precious asset, from an entrepreneur who built a company to 10 million users with no outside funding. Automate Your Busy Work requires you to explore why you are doing busywork in the first place. The book takes you from busy work to less work, to the best use of your time"--
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
[2023]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Item Description
- "'No-code' principles for work and life" -- Cover.
- Physical Description
- viii, 241 pages : charts ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-219) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781119901730
- Introduction
- The Revolution Will Be Automated
- Chapter 1. Automation Fundamentals
- Identify Your Busywork, Define Your Meaningful Work
- Trash Your To-Do Lists
- Introducing the Automation Flywheel
- Chapter 2. Divide and Conquer
- DIVIDE: Learning the Power of Workflows
- Master Your Workflows, Master Your Work
- Workflow Candidates
- Workflow Models
- Workflow Elements
- Sorting Out the Steps
- CONQUER: Spotting and Plotting Workflows
- Developing an Automation-First Mindset
- Corralling Your Workflow Candidates
- Plotting Your Workflows
- Chapter 3. Design and Implement
- DESIGN: The Power of Maps
- Visualize Your Workflows
- Workflow Design in Action
- Two Design Tips
- Breaking Down Complicated Workflows
- Common Business Workflows
- Choosing Workflow Software
- Elements of a Good Workflow
- IMPLEMENT: From Design to Deployment
- Take It Step by Step
- Start Where You Are
- Consider the Cloud
- Choose Recommended Products
- Conduct a SWOT Analysis
- Chapter 4. Refine and Iterate
- REFINE: Measure What Matters
- Establish Your KPIs
- Prioritize Your KPIs
- Apply Systems Thinking
- Improve the Outcome, Not the Output
- Scale Your Expectations
- ITERATE: Test, Change, and Innovate
- Tools and Techniques of Process Improvement
- Continuous Improvement
- Iteration and Innovation
- A Final Note About New Solutions
- Chapter 5. Design a Life Without Busywork
- Automate Your Memory
- Automate Your Peace of Mind
- Automate Your Communication
- Automate Your Creativity
- Automate Your Growth
- Automate Your Happiness
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Technology Review Platforms
- To-Do Lists (Individuals and Teams)
- Personal Development/Self-Management
- Communication: Incoming
- Communication: Outgoing
- Alerts and Reminders
- Meetings and Events
- Managing People
- HR Concerns
- Money and Finances (Personal and Business)
- Content Development and Information Management
- Online Presence
- Sales and Marketing
- Order Fulfillment/Customer Service
- Miscellaneous Management and Automation
- Notes
- About the Author
- Index