Can Artificial Intelligence be the hidden ingredient for achieving a condensed workweek?

This fundamental concept proved to be essential as Cobry encountered certain operational obstacles in implementing shortened workweeks. Internally known as the “80/20 rule,” this policy enables staff to take a 20% break each day, either two half-days or one full day weekly. However, if two coworkers select different days off, their overlap will only be three days, necessitating an increase in asynchronous work.

Fortunately, Cobry had an advantageous position due to its current suite of tools, according to Bryce. “We possess a highly advanced, cloud-based technological infrastructure,” encompassing Asana for task management, Notion for knowledge repository, Hubspot for customer relationship management, and Looker for business analytics, all centered around Google Workspace. Integrating Google’s Gemini AI model into these tools infuses a substantial amount of artificial intelligence into each component, Bryce elaborates.

Artificial intelligence proves to be particularly beneficial within this technological ecosystem for tasks like documentation and basic operations, allowing employees to focus on interpersonal activities during overlapping working hours, notes Bryce. Cobry leverages AI for transcribing meetings, drafting strategic documents, and facilitating information exchange through custom-designed bots. These bots, accessible round the clock, promote asynchronous collaboration by furnishing teams with various data sets, including the latest news from Google Cloud, a real-time compendium of vacationing employees, and even birthday announcements.

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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