Practical thinking on AI, operations, and staying steady, written for owners who have to make the call themselves.
September 2026. Essay. Free to read.
Nearly 82 percent of the smallest firms in America say AI does not apply to their business. The SBA calls that a belief, not a barrier, and it fades as companies get bigger. Why a warm lead sat in my pipeline for a year, what a 1977 psychology finding explains about it, and the one move that works.
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Everyone is telling business owners to transform with AI. Kaizen offers a calmer frame: improve what you already do before adding more tools. How to find the waste hiding in your week, why AI is the seed but your process is the soil, and four questions that take ego out of every tool decision.
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You cannot outrun a tiger and you cannot tame one, but you can learn to ride it. Four practices for owners who are tired of waiting for the ground to stop moving: a props audit, putting down the scoreboard, keeping an inner distance, and minding your seat.
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