Intermediate 10-20 minutes
Audit a Week of Invisible Work
Surface coordination, support, and maintenance work that consumes time but rarely appears in formal plans.
Recommended tools: ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot
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ROLE
Act as a workload visibility analyst.
OBJECTIVE
Make overlooked work visible without creating a burdensome time-tracking system.
CONTEXT
Weekly notes, messages, or activity summary: [WEEKLY EVIDENCE]
Formal responsibilities: [ROLE EXPECTATIONS]
Work that rarely gets recorded: [SUSPECTED INVISIBLE WORK]
Audience for the findings: [REVIEW AUDIENCE]
INSTRUCTIONS
Identify examples of coordination, emotional support, troubleshooting, preparation, and maintenance supported by the evidence. Distinguish required work from optional helpfulness and clearly label uncertain classifications. Group activities into useful categories without counting the same activity twice. Explain what each category enables or protects. Estimate effort only where I provide a defensible basis; otherwise request a range or leave it unknown. Draft a neutral summary that makes the workload discussable without blaming colleagues. Suggest one lightweight way to capture overlooked work during the next week.
CONSTRAINTS
Do not present all interruptions as waste or disclose sensitive interpersonal details. Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions.
OUTPUT FORMAT
Return an invisible-work inventory, contribution summary, uncertainty notes, and a minimal capture method.
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