Before You Set 2026 Goals, Fix the Friction Why most annual plans fail by February—and how to build systems that can actually support what you’re aiming for Around this tim...
Propped Up by a Prompt What happens when AI confidence masks real-world inexperience—and how businesses pay the price It started with a comment from a client. He told me, “I do...
The Year We Burned Out Quietly What founders won’t say out loud about exhaustion, and why clarity—not hustle—is the real fix. We didn’t burn out all at once. We burned out ...
Smarter, Not Louder Why Lean AI® Is Built for Operators, Not Algorithms The noise around AI is deafening. Tools, dashboards, plug-ins, and platforms flood the market—each promis...
Biella Thinking The creative clarity I find in Italy—and why every leader needs a reset zone. By Ryan Gartrell There’s a stretch of cobblestone in Biella, tucked behind ...
The Illusion of Control What Happens When No One Actually Leads By Ryan Gartrell It’s easy to spot a failing company in the rearview mirror. The balance sheet tells part of the s...
The Meeting That Should Have Been an Exit Interview What leaders avoid until it’s too late—and how silence kills retention. The meeting was polite. Cordial. Productive, even. W...
What I Want My Grandkids to Know About Work A quiet reflection on showing up, staying steady, and doing it the right way If I could sit across the table from my grandkids thirty ye...
What Lean AI® Actually Means Cutting through the buzzwords to define a practical, process-driven approach to business intelligence In a business landscape saturated with hype abou...
If AI Does Everything, What Is Value? By Ryan Gartrell Artificial intelligence promises abundance, efficiency, and transformation. But it also threatens to strip human labor of val...
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