Your Weekly AI Power-up: Daily Excellence

"Successful businesses master the art of execution—turning vision into reality through discipline, focus, and accountability." — Gino Wickman, Traction

And now add generative AI.

As a former COO and EOS Integrator for an Oracle NetSuite Professional Services consulting company, I know firsthand the discipline, focus, and accountability it takes to turn a company vision into an executable reality. It’s hard. Even with the best practices and tools summarized in many business operating systems books, maintaining alignment, clarity, and momentum can be a challenge.

But now, we have a powerful new tool—generative AI. This technology can significantly enhance leadership teams' ability to implement good processes and execute at a quality and innovative level like never before. Whether it’s guiding goal-setting conversations, analyzing scorecard trends, or streamlining accountability workflows, generative AI offers the kind of support that turns great frameworks into extraordinary results.

Generative AI News - every AI tool keeps advancing!

1. OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Custom Instructions for Teams source: TechCrunch. date: January 20, 2025. OpenAI has introduced a "Custom Instructions for Teams" feature, allowing businesses to tailor ChatGPT responses to their unique workflows. This new functionality enhances productivity and streamlines internal collaboration by making ChatGPT more aligned with specific team needs. https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/20/openai-launches-chatgpt-custom-instructions-for-teams

2. Microsoft Integrates AI Across Office Apps source: The Verge. date: January 15, 2025. Microsoft has expanded its AI copilots across Office 365 apps like Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. These AI features include advanced data analysis, automated reporting, and creative content generation, empowering users to work smarter and faster. https://www.theverge.com/2025/01/15/microsoft-integrates-ai-across-office-apps

3. Google’s Bard AI Updates with Real-Time Data Access source: 9to5Google. date: January 22, 2025. Bard AI has been updated to pull real-time data from the web and seamlessly integrate with Google Workspace apps like Sheets and Docs. This enhancement provides users with more dynamic and relevant results, making Bard a more powerful AI assistant. https://9to5google.com/2025/01/22/google-bard-ai-updates-real-time-data-access

4. Adobe Launches AI-Powered Creative Cloud Updates source: Fast Company. date: January 17, 2025. Adobe has unveiled AI-powered features in its Creative Cloud apps, including auto-generated designs and text-to-image tools for Photoshop and Illustrator. These updates make design work faster and more precise, empowering creatives to innovate effortlessly. https://www.fastcompany.com/2025/01/adobe-launches-ai-powered-creative-cloud-updates

5. Anthropic Raises $500M for Safer AI Research source: Reuters. date: January 23, 2025. Anthropic, a leading AI research organization, has raised $500 million to fund research into building safer and more reliable AI systems. This funding is aimed at addressing ethical concerns and societal risks tied to AI expansion. https://www.reuters.com/technology/anthropic-raises-500-million-safer-ai-research-2025-01-23

Generative AI for Daily Excellence: A Case Study with Integrators

Operational frameworks like EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) provide a structured approach to running a business. Popularized by Gino Wickman in Traction, these frameworks focus on best practices like setting quarterly goals, tracking metrics, and facilitating team alignment to help organizations thrive. But what if you could supercharge these practices with the power of generative AI?

Generative AI offers more than just efficiency; it provides clarity, alignment, and actionable insights. With intelligent workflows and prompts, professionals like business integrators can streamline their work, meet company KPIs, and accelerate their career growth.

AI in Action: Enhancing Daily Deliverables Imagine using AI not just as a task assistant but as a thought partner. For example, when defining a strategic quarterly goal, AI workflows guide you with relevant prompts—like linking goals to company vision, values, and metrics—and even suggest answers that spark better thinking and decision-making. AI doesn’t replace your expertise; it enhances it, helping you create stronger, more aligned goals.

Consider these practical applications:

• Optimizing Strategic Goals: AI prompts guide integrators through crafting quarterly goals with clear milestones and measurable outcomes. They highlight potential roadblocks, dependencies, and resources required, ensuring goals are actionable and impactful.
• Streamlining Accountability Metrics: Instead of manually compiling reports, AI analyzes weekly scorecard data, identifies trends, and highlights areas needing attention, saving time and improving focus.
• Facilitating Team Alignment: With workflows that track progress and flag obstacles, AI ensures that team efforts remain aligned with strategic priorities, fostering accountability and transparency.

The Bigger Picture: Career and Team Impact Generative AI doesn’t just boost daily productivity; it drives long-term growth. By helping integrators master workflows, streamline processes, and improve collaboration, AI empowers them to achieve organizational goals while continuously upskilling their abilities. Whether you’re facilitating meetings, solving issues, or developing leadership skills, AI acts as your strategic partner for sustained excellence.

Conclusion Generative AI transforms how professionals approach daily work. From refining strategic goals to facilitating team accountability, its intelligent workflows unlock new levels of productivity and innovation. For business integrators—or any professional managing complex processes—AI represents a powerful ally in achieving operational excellence and driving career growth.

Unlock the Full Potential of Generative AI in Your Role

Generative AI isn’t just a tool; it’s a game-changer for enhancing productivity, quality, and innovation in your daily work. Whether you’re managing quarterly goals, streamlining processes, or driving accountability, AI can help you achieve extraordinary results.

?? Ready to see how AI can work for you?

add that AI workflow/prompts not only asks the right questions to guide, but also can SUGGEST answers that trigger better thinking and decision making

• Try Free Resources: Explore ActionBooks and a Personal Development track that demonstrate AI learning and application prompts, built specifically for your role.
• Join Live Demonstrations: If you’re an Integrator, attend one of our LinkedIn Event workshops to see AI in action. I will demonstrate a Quarterly Goal setting tool and the Performance Acceleration AI System. The cool thing about AI workflow prompts is that they can suggest answers as well as ask guiding questions - come see!

Wednesday 1/29, 4pmEST https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/7289098979152142337

Wednesday 2/5, 10amEST https://www.dhirubhai.net/events/7289101629524520961

I will demonstrate a Quarterly Goal setting tool and the overall Performance Acceleration AI System. The cool thing about AI workflow prompts is that they can suggest answers as well as ask guiding questions.

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Have an amazing week ahead! Elevate your daily work!

Barry Price

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