AI For Work: 12 Ways to Do Better Work, Faster

Name: AI For Work: 12 Ways to Do Better Work, Faster
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Save time with better outcomes - Hands-on exercises to get you proficient with AI

Created byDiane Flynn, Jeremy Utley

Last updated 2/2025

English

Arabic [Auto],Czech [Auto],

What you'll learn

Save Time: Save over 10 hours each week by automating repetitive tasks.
Be more Productive: Learn how to streamline your workday with AI, allowing more time for high-impact work.
Be more Innovative: Discover how AI can serve as a creativity partner, helping you generate fresh ideas and innovative solutions.
Future-Proof Your Skills: Acquire skills essential for staying competitive and relevant in today’s AI-driven work environment.
Master Good Prompts: Develop techniques for crafting effective AI prompts, unlocking the full potential of AI tools.
10 Minutes a Day of Hands-On Practice: Experience practical, bite-sized drills designed for professionals, requiring only 10 minutes per day.
Boost Your “AIQ”: Take an AIQ assessment before and after the course to measure your growth.
Learn how to use AI as a coworker in the following roles: Administrative Assistant, Planner/Strategist, Copy Editor, Data Analyst, Researcher, Tech Support Agen

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 20m total length

Course Overview8:21
Discover practical, hands-on ways to treat AI as a coworker across 12 roles and streamline your workflow. Achieve better work faster and free time for meaningful, strategic tasks.
Important Considerations4:08
Unleash AI to tackle repetitive tasks, streamline workflows, and make your workday more productive. Prioritize confidentiality, data privacy, and compliance; verify outputs and guard against bias and IP infringement.
How to Get the Most Out of This Course2:54
Keep a scratch pad to capture ideas, use a repository to track inspiration, and block time for action and try it now activities; reflect to fuel active learning.

AI as your Administrative Assistant6:37
Harness AI as your administrative assistant to automate routine tasks, summarize meetings, and plan travel, freeing time for deep, high-impact work.
AI as Your Meeting Strategist3:24
Leverage AI to craft robust meeting agendas, allocate time, and identify attendees, boosting prep and strategic planning. Enhance productivity by using AI for background research, discussion questions, and onboarding checklists.
AI as your Content Creator/Copy Editor8:05
Use AI as a content creator and copy editor to draft emails and executive summaries. Learn few-shot prompting and custom GPT workflows to speed routine editing tasks.
AI as your Data Analyst3:08
Use AI as your data analyst to summarize surveys and meeting data, extract insights and recommendations, and double check results to avoid hallucinations and misinterpretations.
AI as your Researcher3:37
Leverage ai as your researcher to quickly gather focused, synthesized answers—from article summaries to industry trends, and job opportunities—while polishing your resume and LinkedIn profile for targeted opportunities.
AI as your Tech Support Agent1:50
Use AI as your tech support agent to access simple, step-by-step troubleshooting for issues like password resets, Wi-Fi, slow computers, and printing problems.
AI as your Project Manager3:23
Leverage AI as your project manager to organize tasks, generate timelines, assign roles by strengths, and guide planning from ideation to post-launch review.
AI as your Language Translator2:57
Use AI as your language translator to translate leadership workbooks into Spanish in minutes. Achieve about 98% accuracy after native-speaker review and explore multimodal inputs like photos for rapid feedback.
AI as your Brainstorming Buddy5:52
Turn AI into your brainstorming buddy to boost idea quantity and improve outcomes, by first requesting ten ideas, then ten more, and critiquing them to refine solutions.
AI as your Sounding Board3:07
Use ai as your sounding board via voice to capture unfiltered thoughts, synthesize conversations, and generate quick recap memos after meetings.
AI as your Sparring Partner5:33
Use AI as a sparring partner to rehearse tough conversations with voice-enabled impersonation, using three chat windows for transcript review, role play, and frameworks like nonviolent communication or radical candor.
AI as your Coach/Therapist3:13
Explore how AI can act as your personal coach or therapist, helping you reflect on daily experiences and gain self-knowledge through enneagram-based or personality-test informed daily check-ins.

Sharing and Celebrating Wins6:55
Use the links below to stay in touch! We want to hear from you. Let us know how you liked this course, and how we can continue to support your AI journey.
Next Steps/Stay in Touch1:23
Stay in touch by doing something cool and sharing your impact, and use resources like the Beyond the Prompt podcast to sustain momentum in ai-enabled work.
Bonus: Create a Custom GPT5:37
Learn to build a custom GPT that remembers its persona and job, configure clear instructions with context and output templates, and iterate for productivity with a GPT plus subscription.

Requirements

No prior AI knowledge is required; the course is beginner-friendly. Access to a computer or smartphone with internet connectivity. A curious and open mindset, ready to explore new tools and techniques.

Description

Save over 10 hours a week while producing better outcomes and future-proofing yourself as a professional. This course will empower you to unlock productivity and creativity gains, enhance your understanding of AI, and learn techniques for writing effective AI prompts. You'll also receive practical tips on scaling AI usage throughout your organization.

In just 10 minutes a day, this course offers bite-sized drills and hands-on practice to boost your “AIQ” — with measurable improvements before and after.

Led by renowned experts in leadership and innovation, this course equips you with tools and strategies for transforming daily tasks. For working faster AND better.

Master techniques for crafting effective AI prompts to streamline workflows and boost productivity.
Discover tools and strategies to automate repetitive tasks and reclaim time for high-value work.
Learn practical ways to incorporate AI as a collaborative “coworker,” enhancing both your productivity and creativity.
Gain insight into transforming your organization’s productivity through scalable AI practices.

Continue Your Learning Journey

This course is part of the Future-Ready Professional Series, a collection designed to help professionals build the four capabilities that matter most in today's workplace: mindset, communication, AI literacy, and AI productivity.

To continue your learning, visit my instructor page (Diane Flynn) on Udemy to explore the complete series:

• Growth Mindset: The Key to Confidence, Impact & Fulfillment
Build resilience, confidence, and adaptability.

• Communication Skills: Speak with Confidence and Influence
Strengthen your communication skills and increase your influence.

• AI Fundamentals for the Workplace
Build a solid foundation in AI and understand how it is transforming the workplace.

• AI For Work: 12 Ways to Do Better Work, Faster
Apply AI to save time, improve the quality of your work, and boost your productivity.

“Diane Flynn is one of the best facilitators on growth mindset and change. She combines direct and respectful guidance with a world-class ability to read the room, helping participants feel both stretched and cared for.”

– Chip Conley, Airbnb Strategic Advisor

"Jeremy has unlocked tremendous potential with GenAI at our company. He helped us identify opportunities to not only double our existing business, but also create entirely new categories that could be massive for our organization! Can’t recommend his coaching highly enough… The productivity gains alone delivered more than 10x ROI."
– Mike Laddin, SVP and General Manager, EBSCO Industries

Who this course is for:

Are you feeling like the AI train has left the station—and you've been left behind? You’re not alone, and it’s not too late to catch up! This course is designed for professionals who want to unlock the true power of AI for enhanced productivity and better results. It is suitable for any professional where efficiency and creativity matter. This course offers hands-on experience and practical strategies to help you stay competitive in today’s fast-paced workplace. AI isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a game-changing tool that can transform how you work and innovate. Many people are intrigued but feel overwhelmed or unsure where to start. If you’ve never touched AI before or have only dabbled with it, this course will help you go from feeling left out to leading the way. You’ll learn from experts in leadership and innovation, discovering how AI can streamline your tasks, boost your creativity, and drive growth for you and your organization. AI is here to stay, and it’s time to see what it can do for you. Join us, and let’s take that first step together to better work, faster.

AI For Work: 12 Ways to Do Better Work, Faster

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Introduction3 lectures • 15min

12 Ways to Do Better Work, Faster12 lectures • 51min

Course Wrap-Up3 lectures • 14min

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