Automate Your Busywork
Automate Your Busywork
Do Less, Achieve More, and Save Your Brain for the Big Stuff
Tank, Aytekin
John Wiley & Sons Inc
02/2025
256
Mole
9781394298884
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The Revolution Will Be Automated 7
Chapter 1 Automation Fundamentals 13
Identify Your Busywork, Define Your Meaningful Work 14
Trash Your To-Do Lists 17
Introducing the Automation Flywheel 20
Chapter 2 Divide and Conquer 25
DIVIDE: Learning the Power of Workflows 30
Master Your Workflows, Master Your Work 32
Workflow Candidates 35
Workflow Models 36
Workflow Elements 38
Sorting Out the Steps 40
CONQUER: Spotting and Plotting Workflows 42
Developing an Automation-First Mindset 44
Corralling Your Workflow Candidates 48
Plotting Your Workflows 56
Chapter 3 Design and Implement 59
DESIGN: The Power of Maps 60
Visualize Your Workflows 61
Workflow Design in Action 66
Two Design Tips 71
Breaking Down Complicated Workflows 74
Common Business Workflows 78
Choosing Workflow Software 87
Elements of a Good Workflow 89
IMPLEMENT: From Design to Deployment 92
Take It Step by Step 94
Start Where You Are 95
Consider the Cloud 96
Choose Recommended Products 98
Conduct a SWOT Analysis 101
Chapter 4 Refine and Iterate 103
REFINE: Measure What Matters 105
Establish Your KPIs 106
Prioritize Your KPIs 107
Apply Systems Thinking 111
Improve the Outcome, Not the Output 113
Scale Your Expectations 115
ITERATE: Test, Change, and Innovate 117
Tools and Techniques of Process Improvement 117
Continuous Improvement 121
Iteration and Innovation 132
A Final Note About New Solutions 134
Chapter 5 Design a Life Without Busywork 137
Automate Your Memory 138
Automate Your Peace of Mind 144
Automate Your Communication 150
Automate Your Creativity 157
Automate Your Growth 163
Automate Your Happiness 168
Conclusion 175
Appendix 179
Technology Review Platforms 180
To-Do Lists (Individuals and Teams) 180
Personal Development/Self-Management 181
Communication: Incoming 183
Communication: Outgoing 186
Alerts and Reminders 188
Meetings and Events 189
Managing People 191
HR Concerns 193
Money and Finances (Personal and Business) 194
Content Development and Information Management 196
Online Presence 200
Sales and Marketing 204
Order Fulfillment/Customer Service 207
Miscellaneous Management and Automation 209
Notes 213
About the Author 221
Index 223
The Revolution Will Be Automated 7
Chapter 1 Automation Fundamentals 13
Identify Your Busywork, Define Your Meaningful Work 14
Trash Your To-Do Lists 17
Introducing the Automation Flywheel 20
Chapter 2 Divide and Conquer 25
DIVIDE: Learning the Power of Workflows 30
Master Your Workflows, Master Your Work 32
Workflow Candidates 35
Workflow Models 36
Workflow Elements 38
Sorting Out the Steps 40
CONQUER: Spotting and Plotting Workflows 42
Developing an Automation-First Mindset 44
Corralling Your Workflow Candidates 48
Plotting Your Workflows 56
Chapter 3 Design and Implement 59
DESIGN: The Power of Maps 60
Visualize Your Workflows 61
Workflow Design in Action 66
Two Design Tips 71
Breaking Down Complicated Workflows 74
Common Business Workflows 78
Choosing Workflow Software 87
Elements of a Good Workflow 89
IMPLEMENT: From Design to Deployment 92
Take It Step by Step 94
Start Where You Are 95
Consider the Cloud 96
Choose Recommended Products 98
Conduct a SWOT Analysis 101
Chapter 4 Refine and Iterate 103
REFINE: Measure What Matters 105
Establish Your KPIs 106
Prioritize Your KPIs 107
Apply Systems Thinking 111
Improve the Outcome, Not the Output 113
Scale Your Expectations 115
ITERATE: Test, Change, and Innovate 117
Tools and Techniques of Process Improvement 117
Continuous Improvement 121
Iteration and Innovation 132
A Final Note About New Solutions 134
Chapter 5 Design a Life Without Busywork 137
Automate Your Memory 138
Automate Your Peace of Mind 144
Automate Your Communication 150
Automate Your Creativity 157
Automate Your Growth 163
Automate Your Happiness 168
Conclusion 175
Appendix 179
Technology Review Platforms 180
To-Do Lists (Individuals and Teams) 180
Personal Development/Self-Management 181
Communication: Incoming 183
Communication: Outgoing 186
Alerts and Reminders 188
Meetings and Events 189
Managing People 191
HR Concerns 193
Money and Finances (Personal and Business) 194
Content Development and Information Management 196
Online Presence 200
Sales and Marketing 204
Order Fulfillment/Customer Service 207
Miscellaneous Management and Automation 209
Notes 213
About the Author 221
Index 223