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*Staff Engineer* introduces an approach I call [Take five, then synthesize](https://lethain.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f7003ed301623a88fab7cf783&id=1e5e9d0544&e=a102c6f471), which does strategy by:
1. Documenting how five current and historical related decisions have been made in your organization. This is an extended exploration phase
2. Synthesizing those five documents into a diagnosis and policy. You are naming the implicit strategy, so it’s impossible for someone to reasonably argue you’re not empowered to do strategy: you’re just describing what’s already happening
Who Gets to Do Strategy? @ Irrational Exuberance
Will Larson
Having a coherent strategy—one that coordinates policies and actions. A good strategy doesn’t just draw on existing strength; it creates strength through the coherence of its design. Most organizations of any size don’t do this. Rather, they pursue multiple objectives that are unconnected with one another or, worse, that conflict with one another.
Good Strategy/Bad Strategy
Richard Rumelt
**Your Action Steps**
It’s time to put these takeaways to the test.
1. **Choose your most common task**
Pick one writing task you do repeatedly (like team updates, client emails, or meeting summaries). This will be your testing ground for the results.
2. **Create your AI advantage**
Simply type: "You are a senior [your role] with 15+ years of experience. Help me create [specific task] that is [clear/professional/engaging]. Here's what I have so far: [your content]". Then follow up with additional direction or clarification.
3. **Measure your success**
At the end of the task, track the same metrics from the study to understand if you saved more than 37% of your time, completed higher quality work, and enjoyed the process.
🤯 Day 2: How to Be 37% More Productive at Work
AI University @ The Rundown
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