Ron Neary 5/6/26 Ron Neary 5/6/26

To ERP or Not to ERP: That Is the Question

At some point, every growing business feels it.

What used to work… now doesn’t.

Too many spreadsheets and manual processes. Systems that don’t connect, and the team is chasing data instead of utilizing it.

So… When does an ERP actually make sense?

Ron Neary 4/29/26 Ron Neary 4/29/26

Patience vs. Accountability Isn’t a Choice

As leaders, we are constantly walking this line:

How long do you give someone to figure it out… before it becomes something you need to address?

Ron Neary 4/23/26 Ron Neary 4/23/26

I stepped in to run a distribution business that wasn’t performing.

Not because of bad people. Not because of bad tools.

Because things just weren’t lining up.

In my first 30 days, I kept hearing…

Ron Neary 4/20/26 Ron Neary 4/20/26

Most teams aren’t underperforming; they’re constantly compensating for things that don’t quite come together.

Everyone is focused on speeding up the work.
Almost no one is fixing what happens between it.

Ron Neary 3/27/26 Ron Neary 3/27/26

Early in our careers, learning is the job.

We ask a lot of questions.
We don’t mind not knowing.
There’s no pressure to have it all figured out.

Then something shifts.

Ron Neary 3/25/26 Ron Neary 3/25/26

I had a conversation recently with a business owner who’s struggling to hire a qualified project manager.

It’s a familiar story, too junior, too expensive, or just not qualified.

But it got me thinking:

What if the problem isn’t the talent pool…
What if it’s how we’re defining “qualified”?