Is an operations managerabove the AI?
Below the line: work that can be generated. Above it: the objective, the authority to act, the evidence, and who owns the exception. This is the typical operations manager week, split along that line. Yours will differ. That is the point of checking.
No link, or a private profile? instead.
35%
Above the AI
Nearly two-thirds of your week is spent acting as the glue between disconnected systems and silent colleagues. You hold the authority when things break, but your calendar suggests you are run by the business rather than running it.
Read as: someone who keeps the wheels turning while chasing updates.
[ II ] The week, split
Above the line
35% of the week
Setting quarterly priorities for the team
15%You define the mountain to climb, even if the team spends half their time in the foothills.
Approving exceptions on client cases
10%The buck stops with you when the standard operating procedures meet reality.
Deciding which half-ready option ships when a deadline lands
10%Choosing which flavor of compromise the client gets to experience first.
Below the line
65% of the week
Chasing status updates across departments
25%You are essentially a human notification system for people who ignore their software.
Assembling the weekly performance report from three systems
20%Copying and pasting data between tabs is a high-stress way to act as a human API.
Sitting in coordination meetings
20%A weekly ritual where everyone confirms they received the emails they have not yet read.
What you own, of the four things that stay human
The objectivewhat good looks like
65The authoritythe power to act and refuse
70The evidencewhat settles a question
40The exceptionwhat lands on your desk at 6pm
80[ III ] Move the number
This number can move.
The weekly performance report assembly is your easiest win. Consolidating those three data sources into a single automated dashboard would instantly buy you back a fifth of your week. This frees you to focus on the client exceptions that actually require your judgment.
That is a build, not a discipline problem, and it does not need AI expertise in house: Above The AI brings the system, the person keeps the objective, the authority, the evidence and the exception.
Drafted in one pass from what you gave us. A toy, with one serious idea inside: the line is real even when the number is rough. Nothing is stored, and no name appears anywhere, unless you publish your page yourself.