Insights & Perspective
The Path to AI Readiness Starts with Better Business
Most businesses are asking, "How can AI help us?"
I think there's a better question.
Is our business actually ready to maximize AI's potential?
The Businesses That Win with AI Will Have One Thing in Common
The old ERP saying, "Garbage in. Garbage out." may be more relevant today than ever before.
AI won't replace weak leadership, inconsistent processes, or poor data. But it can help great businesses become even better.
Before asking how to implement AI, it may be worth asking whether your business is truly ready to benefit from it.
Creativity Before Capital
The biggest improvements I've seen in business rarely started with a bigger budget, they started with a different way of thinking.
I've found that some of the best solutions don't come from additional resources. They come from better questions.
This week's blog explores why creativity should come before capital, and how that one mindset change can unlock capacity, performance, and better decisions.
Part 2: The Opportunity Profit of Your Time
In my last blog, I challenged leaders to think about the opportunity cost of their time.
Today, I'd like to explore the other side of that equation.
As AI creates more capacity across our organizations, the real opportunity isn't just saving time, t's deciding how to invest it.
What is the opportunity profit of your time?
Part 1: The Opportunity Cost of Your Time
Over the years, one of my favorite conversations during one-on-one coaching meetings had very little to do with sales goals, budgets, or KPIs.
Most of these were problem solving conversations to address a specific challenge or bottleneck.
Before we started solving the problem, I would ask two questions.
What If AI Was Another Voice on Your Kaizen Team?
Kaizen has always been about bringing the right people together to solve problems.
But what if the real constraint was never the people,it was the speed of learning?