Too Much Repetitive Work? Here’s What to Fix First

Repetitive work is easy to ignore because everyone gets used to it. Five minutes here, ten minutes there, repeated every day across five staff can become a lot of wasted time.

Find what people repeat

Ask each staff member what they do again and again.

Look for

• Copying data
• Renaming files
• Preparing the same report
• Sending the same reminder

Remove steps before automating

Do not automate a silly process without asking why it exists.

Question

• Is this approval needed
• Can two forms become one
• Can information be entered once

Use the simplest fix first

Automation does not always mean expensive software.

Start with

• Templates
• Checklists
• Shared forms
• Simple integrations
• Then custom software if needed

My view

Fix the boring work first. Staff usually feel the difference immediately, and you free up time for work that actually needs a human.