The 30-second task you do 50 times a day is the most expensive task in your business. Micro-automations are the cheapest way to win it back.
Find the Micro-Tasks
Ask each team member: "What's the most repetitive thing you do every day?" The answers will name themselves: copying data, sending the same templated reply, updating two systems with the same change.
Build, Measure, Trim
Ship the micro-automation, time the savings, and only keep what proves out. Automation discipline matters at small scale because at large scale every workflow has leverage.
Compound the Wins
Hours saved should fund hours invested in the next automation. The flywheel only spins if the savings get re-deployed, not absorbed back into busywork.