Name the recurring work that keeps pulling you away from higher-value decisions.
Find the work that steals your week.
In one focused hour, identify a recurring time drain, decide whether to eliminate, automate, delegate, or redesign it, and leave with a five-day test you can actually measure.
The task may look small.
The repetition is expensive.
Status updates. Copying information. Rebuilding context. Chasing approvals. Fixing the same preventable mistake. One task rarely breaks the week. The repeated pattern does.
Count the real time, including setup, interruptions, review, and rework.
Eliminate, automate, delegate, or redesign—based on the work, not the hype.
Run one five-day experiment and compare the result to your starting point.
One clear target.
One better system.
One measurable test.
A specific recurring task, chosen using frequency, drag, and business value.
A grounded decision about what to remove, automate, delegate, or redesign.
A small test with an owner, review point, and success measure.
From “I’m too busy” to a system you can test.
Recognize the hidden work that fragments your week.
Calculate the real cost, including review and rework.
Use the four-path decision: eliminate, automate, delegate, or redesign.
Define the five-day experiment, owner, guardrails, and success measure.
Choose the first action and protect the time you intend to recover.
Useful systems.
Human judgment.
This workshop is led by Dan Clark, founder of Stewardyn, drawing on more than 25 years building technology operations and support systems across startups and global teams. The method keeps your judgment in control and measures improvement before scale.
Get five hours back by fixing one recurring pattern.
Five hours is a target to test, not a guaranteed result. The workshop gives you a disciplined way to find, change, and measure the work.