How to prepare for an AI-driven workforce
Want to get ahead of the AI curve?
You don’t need to be a developer or engineer to do so. In fact, the people who’ll thrive in this AI-powered world are not necessarily those who know how to build models; rather, it’s those who know how to collaborate with them.
Whether you’re a solo creative, an operations lead, a side-hustler, or just trying to be more efficient in your job, here’s how to future-proof your workflow and get your job AI-ready.
1. Learn the art of prompting.
A prompt is a set of instructions you input into an AI model for it to perform a certain task. Ideally, prompts should be clear and specific in order for the AI to understand you.
Try prompts like:
“Act as a [role]…”
“Act as a content strategist. I need a plan to grow a newsletter in 3 months.”
“Break this into steps…”
“Break down a startup launch idea into weekly action items.”
“Give me X examples of…”
“Give me 5 tagline ideas for a budgeting app for Gen Z.”
“Summarize this in plain English.”
“Help me summarize this contract for someone with no legal experience.”
Pro tip: Add your goals and constraints.
→ “Make this plan for someone with no budget and 10 hours a week.”
Essentially, the more context you provide the AI, the better the output.
2. Spot the repeatable tasks in your workflow
To determine what parts of your job can be automated, start by asking yourself:
Do I repeat this task often?
Does it follow a predictable structure?
Could a rough draft or outline help me move faster?
AI works best when it has a clear job. Here are some examples of what you can automate with AI:
Writing: Outline blog posts, draft meeting agendas
Planning: Break goals into tasks
Learning: Summarize long reports
Research: Compare tools, find market trends, synthesize info
Instead of blindly automating, look for tasks you do often and manually.
3. Collaborate with AI, don’t outsource to it
Here’s where a lot of people get it wrong.
AI is powerful but it isn’t here to replace you. It's your backstage team: your researcher, your assistant, your second brain. In order to maximize AI’s capabilities, you need to interact with it.
Instead of this mindset: “Just do it for me”
Try prompts like: “Propose 3 ideas I can refine” or “Ask questions for clarification.”
This keeps you in control and reduces hallucinations (fancy way to say AI errors).
AI is like an intern: helpful, fast, but still needs a manager (AKA you). By fostering this kind of productive Q&A sesh, you can keep your ideas sharp and your voice intact. So you can keep the human behind the AI.
4. Stay updated on AI news
You don’t need to follow every AI update, but having a few smart, digestible sources in your rotation will help you stay ahead.
Here are a few places we like:
The Rundown – a daily AI digest that’s short and scannable
Ben’s Bites – AI news with a startup/creator lens
Hard Fork – a New York Times podcast giving general updates on tech and AI
Leep Blog – obviously 😉
Pro tip: Set aside 10 minutes a week to scan updates, not 2 hours doomscrolling LinkedIn.
5. Use human-centric tools
Most AI tools fall into two camps:
Tools that generate giant walls of text for you to read (hello ChatGPT)
Complex platforms that assume you’re part of a 50-person team
Leep was built for the in-between. You give it a goal (big or small), and it gives you a structured roadmap, including milestones, tasks, sub-tasks, in seconds. Solo user-friendly.
With Leep, we use a human-in-the-loop model, in which our AI agents propose tasks and you approve. You’re not handing over the reins, you’re just making the road smoother.
Whether you're launching a side hustle, writing a business plan, or just figuring out what to do next… you don’t need to be in tech to benefit from AI.
You just need the right sidekick.
TL;DR: How to Make Your Job AI-Ready
Learn to prompt with clarity and creativity
Identify the monotonous tasks in your workflow
Collaborate with AI tools, don’t blindly trust them
Stay lightly informed with good, no-hype AI sources
Use tools like Leep that help you do more, not just think more
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