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Stop Automating Feelings

If you feel overwhelmed, the answer is usually not more automation. The answer is one clear list and one clear owner.

Replace panic with one small list

  • Replace panic with one small list
  • Pick a finish line
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Operations & Process

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47

The 10 Minute Workflow Pick

If you have 20 processes you want to fix, you do not need a bigger list. You need a fast way to pick one workflow that is worth it.

Pick one workflow without debate

  • Pick one workflow without debate
  • Use a simple 3 score filter
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Operations & Process

3 min article

48

Interviews Lie. Watching Tells the Truth

If you only interview people about a workflow, you will capture the polite version. If you watch the work, you capture the real version.

Capture the real steps, not the story

  • Capture the real steps, not the story
  • Save the real artifacts
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Operations & Process

2 min article

49

Exceptions Are Not Edge Cases

Most businesses try to automate the happy path. But the exceptions are what set your cost and your stress.

List your top exceptions before you build

  • List your top exceptions before you build
  • Decide which ones you accept
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Operations & Process

2 min article

50

The Most Profitable Word in Ops Is Not Yet

Sometimes the smartest move is not building. It is waiting until a workflow is stable enough to automate.

Save money by pausing the wrong build

  • Save money by pausing the wrong build
  • Check three prerequisites
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Operations & Process

2 min article

51

The Smallest Pilot That Still Proves Value

A pilot should not be a science fair. It should prove one thing fast, with one owner and one metric.

One workflow

  • One workflow
  • One owner
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