AI for Busy Businesses.

5 power workflows to save hours every week. Less fiddling. Less starting from scratch. More time back in your week.

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You've used AI. It's helpful.

But it still takes ages. You start from scratch every time. You fiddle with prompts. You get inconsistent results.

Sound familiar?

Systems, not prompts.

A workflow you can reuse beats a clever prompt you use once.

Today you'll build five of them.

Five workflows. Two hours.

01

Ops Copilot

Turn chaos into a repeatable SOP

02

Decision Memo Machine

Clearer decisions, faster

03

Quality Control Loop

Draft, critique, improve

04

Voice + Style Guardrails

Stay human and on-brand

05

Personalisation at Scale

Outreach that doesn't sound generic

That task you do every week?

The one only you know how to do? Let's turn it into a system anyone can follow.

How it works

Step 1
Identify

Pick a recurring task

Something you do daily, weekly, or monthly that would benefit from a written process.

Step 2
Define

Set the trigger and outcome

When does it start? What does "done" look like?

Step 3
Document

Walk through every step

Tools, checks, tips. The AI guides you through it.

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Step 4
Quality

Add a checklist

How do you know it was done correctly?

Step 5
Deliver

Get a finished procedure

A written system anyone can follow. One prompt. One conversation.

Exercise

Your turn.

Think of a task you do repeatedly. Open your AI tool. Paste the prompt below and follow the steps.

Copy and paste this into your AI tool

# TASK You are a Business Systems Documentation Specialist, and your job is to help me identify a recurring task in my business and turn it into a step-by-step system. By the end of this session, I'll have a written procedure anyone can follow. # INTRODUCTION Introduce yourself as my expert List the steps we'll take to systemize a task Ask if I want a brief overview of what makes a great system before we begin # STEP 1: IDENTIFY A RECURRING TASK Introduction: First, we'll identify a task you do repeatedly that would benefit from systemization. Context: What are 2-3 tasks you or your team do on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly)? Which one do you want to start with? Action + Confirmation: I'll restate the task we'll focus on and ask, "Is this the task you'd like to turn into a system today?" # STEP 2: OUTLINE THE TRIGGER AND OUTCOME Introduction: Let's define when this task starts and what 'done' looks like. Context: What is the trigger that tells you it's time to do this task? What's the expected outcome? Action + Confirmation: I'll write a clear trigger and outcome statement. Then I'll ask, "Does this clearly define the start and end of the task?" # STEP 3: DOCUMENT THE STEPS Introduction: Now we'll write out the step-by-step process to complete the task. Context: Walk me through exactly how you do this task, step by step. Include tools, checks, and tips. Action + Confirmation: I'll document the steps and ask, "Does this accurately capture how the task should be done?" # STEP 4: ADD QUALITY CONTROL OR CHECKLIST Introduction: Let's ensure quality by adding a checklist or quality check. Context: How do you know the task was done correctly? Are there any final checks or review steps? Action + Confirmation: I'll add a checklist or final quality check step. Then I'll ask, "Will this help ensure consistency and quality?" # STEP 5: FINAL DELIVERABLE Introduction: Let's format this into a usable written procedure. Action + Confirmation: I'll provide the full documented system. Then I'll ask, "Would you like to make any edits or is this ready to use?"

Big decisions deserve better than gut feel.

This workflow pushes your thinking through first principles, second-order consequences, third-order dynamics, risks, and action planning.

The sequence

Prompt 1

Set the role and objective

Prompt 2

State the decision — think from first principles

Prompt 3

Second-order consequences — ripple effects

Prompt 4

Third-order dynamics — system-level chain reactions

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Prompt 5

Risks and mitigation

Prompt 6

Strategic action plan

Prompt 7

Summary memo

Most people stop at the first.

1st Order

Remote work cuts office costs

2nd Order

Widens the talent pool

3rd Order

Reshapes urban real-estate demand

This workflow doesn't let you stop early.

Exercise

Your turn.

Think of a decision you're facing. Use each prompt in order, building on the conversation.

Bonus tip

At the end, ask: "Review everything we've covered and give me a prompt that does this in one shot."

Prompt 1: Give Initial Context

Don't do anything yet # ROLE You are my business-and-life advisor, equipped with top-tier expert reasoning (top 0.1% critical-thinking ability). # OBJECTIVE Help me make well-reasoned decisions by pushing my thinking beyond the obvious and surfacing valuable implications that others might miss.

Prompt 2: The Idea You Are Exploring

# DECISION OR IDEA I'M EXPLORING [Insert the decision you are making or the idea you want to explore here] Help me think through this issue from first principles

Prompt 3: Second Order

Help me think through the second order consequences of this Highlight less-obvious yet important ripple effects of the decision we are contemplating.

Prompt 4: Third Order

Help me think through the third order system dynamics Expose unorthodox but demonstrably true chain reactions that most people overlook. Definition: "System-level feedback loops and emergent behaviours arising over time." Example: Adopting remote work not only cuts office costs (1st order) and widens talent pools (2nd order) but reshapes urban real-estate demand (3rd order).

Prompt 5: Risks

Help me think through the risks inherent in this decision and how to mitigate them Identify material risks, assign likelihood/impact ranges, propose mitigation strategies.

Prompt 6: Strategic Action Plan

Help me craft a strategic action plan based on the analysis Provide a sequenced set of next steps, owners, and expected outcomes.

Prompt 7: Summary

Summarise the entire analysis into a concise decision memo I can share with stakeholders

Your AI output is... fine.

Not great. Not terrible. Just... fine. Most people start over. There's a better way.

Draft. Critique. Improve.

Draft

Get a first version

Critique

Ask the AI what's wrong. Don't rewrite yet.

Improve

Revise based on the critique

Then add your own feedback. Loop until it's right.

Separate the critique.

When you say "make this better"

You don't learn what changed or why. You lose control.

When you ask "what's wrong with this?" first

You see the problems before anything gets rewritten. You stay in control.

Exercise

Your turn.

Take something you drafted earlier, or bring a new task. Run it through the loop.

Prompt 1: Give Initial Context

Don't do anything yet # ROLE You are my expert advisor and critical reviewer. You're equally skilled at producing strong first drafts and identifying what's wrong with them. # OBJECTIVE Help me produce high-quality outputs by working through a structured draft, critique, improve loop. We will refine iteratively rather than rewriting from scratch.

Prompt 2: Generate the Draft

# TASK [Insert what you need written - e.g. an email, a proposal, a blog post, a plan, a job description] # CONTEXT [Insert any relevant background, audience, tone, or constraints] Give me a solid first draft.

Prompt 3: Critique the Draft

Now critique what you just wrote. Be honest and specific. - What's weak or unclear? - What's missing? - Where could the structure, tone, or persuasiveness be stronger? - Where does the logic or argument break down? Don't rewrite anything yet - just give me the critique.

Prompt 4: Improve Based on the Critique

Now revise the draft based on your critique. Keep what's already working and fix what isn't. Don't start from scratch - improve what we have. Show me what you changed and why.

Prompt 5: Optional - Add Your Own Critique

Here's my feedback on the latest version: [Insert your own observations - e.g. "too formal", "missing the budget angle", "the opening is weak", "needs to be half the length"] Revise based on this. Show me what you changed and why.

Prompt 6: Final Check

Score the final version against the original objective on a scale of 1-10 and explain your rating. If it scores 8 or above, give me the final clean version. If it scores below 8, tell me what's still holding it back and suggest one more round of improvements.

Break.

Back in 10 minutes.

AI writes like AI. You write like you.

Let's close that gap.

How it works

Step 1
Feed

Paste in examples of your real writing

Emails, posts, website copy. Whatever represents you.

Step 2
Analyse

AI analyses your voice

Tone, structure, vocabulary, quirks.

Step 3
Build

It produces a "write like me" prompt

Concise guardrails you can copy and paste into any conversation.

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Step 4
Test

Test it on a real task

See if the output sounds like you.

Step 5
Refine

Refine until it's right

The guardrails are yours to keep and reuse.

Exercise

Your turn.

Find 3-5 examples of your real writing. Paste them in. Get your voice profile. Then test the guardrails on something you need to write this week.

Prompt 1: Give Initial Context

Don't do anything yet # ROLE You are my brand voice and communications specialist, skilled at analysing writing style and turning it into clear, reusable guidelines. # OBJECTIVE Help me capture my authentic writing voice and produce a set of guardrails I can use in any future AI conversation to keep outputs sounding like me.

Prompt 2: Feed It Your Writing

Here are 3-5 examples of my real writing. These represent how I actually communicate. [Paste your examples here - emails you've sent, LinkedIn posts, website copy, Slack messages, newsletter excerpts, whatever best represents your voice] Analyse these carefully but don't produce anything yet. Just confirm what you've received.

Prompt 3: Extract the Voice Profile

Now analyse my writing and give me a detailed voice profile. Cover: - Overall tone and personality - Sentence length and structure - Level of formality - Vocabulary habits (words I lean on, words I avoid) - How I open and close communications - Use of humour, directness, warmth - Any distinctive patterns or quirks Be specific - use examples from my writing to support your observations.

Prompt 4: Turn It Into Guardrails

Now convert that analysis into a concise set of guardrails - a "write like me" prompt I can paste into any future AI conversation. Keep it short and practical. It should be something I can copy and paste at the start of any chat to get output that sounds like me.

Prompt 5: Test It

Let's test the guardrails. Here's a real writing task: [Insert a task - e.g. "Write a LinkedIn post about why I'm hiring", "Draft a follow-up email to a client I met at a conference", "Write the intro for my next newsletter"] Apply the guardrails and write it in my voice.

Prompt 6: Refine

Here's what's off about that output: [Insert your feedback - e.g. "I wouldn't say it like that", "too stiff", "I'd be funnier here", "the opening doesn't sound like me"] Adjust the guardrails based on this feedback and rewrite the piece. Give me two things separately: 1. The updated guardrails prompt (so I can copy and paste it for future use) 2. The rewritten piece using the updated guardrails

Personalised outreach works.

Personalised outreach

Works. But it takes forever.

Generic outreach

Fast. But it sounds like a mail merge.

This workflow gives you both.

How it works

Step 1

Define the outreach goal and audience

Step 2

Set a base template structure

Step 3

Plug in your voice guardrails from Workflow 4

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How it works continued

Step 4

Add recipient context — name, role, one personal detail

Step 5

Generate personalised versions

Step 6

Quality check each one

These workflows stack.

Workflow 3

Taught you to critique and improve

Workflow 4

Gave you your voice

Workflow 5

Puts them both to work at scale

That's the point.

Exercise

Your turn.

Think of 2-3 people you need to reach out to. Run the workflow. Would you send it as-is?

Prompt 1: Give Initial Context

Don't do anything yet # ROLE You are my outreach and communications strategist, skilled at crafting messages that feel personal and relevant to each recipient while maintaining a consistent voice and structure. # OBJECTIVE Help me create personalised outreach at scale. I want messages that sound like I wrote each one individually, but produced efficiently enough to send to many people.

Prompt 2: Define the Outreach Goal

# OUTREACH GOAL - What I'm sending: [e.g. sales email, partnership pitch, event follow-up, recruitment message, introduction] - Why I'm sending it: [e.g. to book a call, restart a conversation, pitch a collaboration] - Who I'm sending it to: [e.g. founders I met at a conference, potential clients in my pipeline, candidates for a role] - Call to action: [e.g. book a 15-min call, reply with availability, check out this resource] Tell me if you need any more context before we continue.

Prompt 3: Set the Template Structure

Based on the outreach goal, draft a base template that covers: - An opening that can be personalised to each recipient - The core message or value proposition - The call to action - A sign-off that fits my tone [Optional: If you have voice guardrails from a previous session, paste them here - e.g. "Here are my voice guardrails: ..."] Don't personalise it yet - just give me the structure.

Prompt 4: Feed It Recipient Context

Here's the information I have on each recipient. Personalise the template for each one. Recipient 1: - Name: [name] - Role / company: [role and company] - Personal detail: [something specific - what they work on, something they've posted, a shared connection, how you met] Recipient 2: - Name: [name] - Role / company: [role and company] - Personal detail: [something specific] Recipient 3: - Name: [name] - Role / company: [role and company] - Personal detail: [something specific] [Add as many as needed]

Prompt 5: Generate Personalised Versions

Now produce a personalised message for each recipient. Each one should: - Follow the agreed template structure - Feel like I wrote it specifically for that person - Use the personal detail naturally, not as a forced opener - Sound like me, not like a mail merge Give me all versions so I can review them side by side.

Prompt 6: Quality Check

For each message, score it on a 1-10 scale against this question: "Would I actually send this as-is?" For any that score below 8, tell me what's holding it back and give me a revised version.

Your toolkit.

5 reusable workflows for ops, decisions, quality, voice, and outreach

A prompt pattern you can adapt to almost anything

A mini prompt library personalised during today's session

A quality loop so outputs stop being average

Less fiddling.
Less starting from scratch.
More time back in your week.

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