How to cut “work about work” and stay focussed with Asana's Dani Spires

Описание: You can have all the tools in the world… and still feel like your day disappears into pings, meetings, and status chasing. This session is about getting that time back with simple, repeatable habits that actually stick.

Joe is joined by Dani Spires, VP of digital at Asana, to unpack the biggest productivity drains teams face right now and how to fix them with clearer processes, better meeting discipline, and AI that supports (rather than amplifies) chaos.

Key topics include:

Why AI can create more “work about work” if you layer it onto broken processes
How to build focus time rituals that work across whole teams (not just individuals)
A practical way to stop reactive Slack pings by enforcing a clear intake and escalation process
Using AI for research, synthesis, first drafts, routing and summaries while keeping strategy and judgement human
Meeting rules that save hours: agendas, outcomes, documented decisions, and when to confidently decline
How to create clarity by tying work to impact and making ad hoc requests self-serve

Timestamps:
00:00 Building a personal AI assistant
02:24 Where teams waste time most
05:07 Protecting focus from constant pings
10:01 Staying organised outside of work
12:09 AI agents in real workflows
18:04 Meetings that actually work
35:03 Finding clarity through impact

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