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Workplace AI usage is rocketing, but are people using it for the right things?

Workplace Insight

People spend a third of their day on tasks that are “not meaningful to their job,” such as unnecessary meetings, low-value emails, and excessive paperwork or data entry. Most desk workers (64 percent) experience burnout once a month or more. 31 percent of workers do not feel passion for their job.

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Will AI make CEOs obsolete?

Work Life

Yet I haven’t found any examples of dreary jobs that have been magically made more fulfilling because of AI, nor are their tales of say, data-entry clerks who had time to redesign their workstation user interface because automation filled in their spreadsheets for them. A lot of CEOs delegate that stuff anyway.)

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How to stay productive during Mercury’s retrograde

Work Life

Whether it’s organizing files, data entry, or tidying your workspace, you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment as you check these repetitive and monotonous tasks off your list. Delegate tasks, seek support when necessary, learn to say no to unrealistic expectations, and above all, be kind to yourself.

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3 ways AI can smooth our inevitable move to a 4-day workweek

Work Life

These AI tools can handle a variety of tasks, such as data entry, scheduling, and customer support. By delegating repetitive tasks to AI, employees can focus on work that requires human ingenuity and strategic thinking. Research by McKinsey shows that with generative AI, up to 30% of hours worked today could be automated.

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How We Pulled Off a Huge Event Through Outsourcing

Productivityist

Shorten this list to tasks that save you enough time that it’s worth delegating. Based loosely on the 20/80 ratio mentioned in the Pareto principle, I applied the following rule: if it takes 20% of the time to finish a task to delegate it, it’s worth outsourcing. It’s important to only delegate tasks that make sense.

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These 3 practical questions can help prevent worker burnout

Work Life

By that, I mean utilizing the latest tools and systems to automatically handle mundane, manual tasks that waste time—such as invoicing, note taking, and data entry—and freeing yourself to focus on the work that only you can do; the kind of work that can propel you forward on your career or business path.

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How To Be More Productive: Strategies For Maximizing Your Efficiency

Success

Delegate Tasks You cannot do everything. That’s why delegation is a key piece of the productivity puzzle. Individuals have their strengths and weaknesses, and delegating tasks accordingly leads to efficiency. That can only be done if tasks are delegated to the right employees.