TIME OPERATORS

Library/Leak 01

Recurring reports nobody acts on

A report generated on a schedule that no decision has depended on recently.

SubtractEliminateManual reportingA · 24–72 hours

How you know you have it

What reports do you make or receive every week? When did a decision last actually change because of one?

What kind of leak it is

Both a time leak and a touch leak

Does it need your judgment?

Usually not — this is mechanical.

A mechanical touch is an automation candidate: nothing is being decided, so a machine or a rule can hold it.

How to measure it

prep time per report × frequency × 52

Annualized the same way everywhere: duration × frequency × people × 52.

Typical range — illustrative

20–100 hrs/yr for a single weekly report, order of magnitude only

An order of magnitude to prime your eye, not a statistic and not a claim about anyone's result. The only number that matters is the one you measure.

The move — Eliminate

If genuinely unread, kill it outright; if occasionally useful, auto-generate.

Where it lands in a Time P&L

Manual reporting

How long a fix takes

A · 24–72 hours

What to do about it

Tools that fix this

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