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# What a COO Can Stop Doing Manually
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/what-a-coo-can-stop-doing-manually/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:30:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:30:20.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

Deciding **what a COO can automate** starts with the parts of the day that consume attention without requiring judgement — triage, chasing, and approvals that only needed a signature.

## The operations leader's usual day

The pattern is recognizable in almost any growing company.

- Dozens of emails to triage before anything else starts
- Approvals arriving individually, all day
- Spreadsheets that break and have to be repaired
- Demands that never stop, and a plan that never gets written

## What can be handled without you

| Task                        | How it is handled                                            |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Email triage**            | An AI agent classifies, replies, and closes routine requests |
| **Approvals**               | Routed by cost centre or value, without manual forwarding    |
| **Spreadsheet maintenance** | Replaced by structured tables with automations               |
| **Status chasing**          | Notifications and dashboards replace asking                  |
| **Reporting**               | Dashboards read live operational data                        |

## How to start in Jestor

1. Set up the native email intake in **Jestor** so requests become records automatically.
2. Add an **AI** agent to handle the routine ones end to end, leaving only what needs judgement.
3. Build approval routing by **cost center**, so requests reach the right person without forwarding.
4. Replace the fragile spreadsheets with structured tables and automations.
5. Build the dashboard that answers the questions you are currently asked in person.

## Why choose Jestor for operations leadership?

Deciding **what a COO can automate** is easier here because **Jestor** was designed for COOs and operations managers rather than developers, which means the person who understands the process is the person who can change it.

Customer operational efficiency has increased by roughly 35% after adoption, and one client replaced 19 spreadsheets with standardized workflows — the specific things that consume an operations leader's week.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can AI handle my inbox?

An agent can handle routine requests, leaving the rest. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Do I need technical skills?

No, the platform was built for operations managers rather than developers.

### Where should I start?

With intake, so everything downstream has structured data.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

With **Jestor**, you can automate workflows, connect teams, and build internal systems your way — all without code and powered by **AI**. Discover Jestor at [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your company's operations to a new level of efficiency and control.