Your operations manager just spent 4 hours copying quarterly data from five different spreadsheets into one report. This happens every quarter. That's 16 hours per year, at $75/hour, costing $1,200 annually. Multiply that by 20 similar tasks across your company. You're burning $24K on work a $15/month tool could handle.
This blog teaches you how to find those tasks, evaluate solutions systematically, and build business cases that get approved. 52 posts in 2026. Frameworks, not hot takes. Real numbers, not hype.
Who this is for
You're running a company with 100-500 people. You're C-level or senior management - CEO, COO, CFO, VP Operations. You're not technical, but you're responsible for efficiency.
You see manual work that shouldn't be manual. You hear "we're not a tech company" when you ask about automation. You've been burned by consultants promising transformation. You need frameworks you can apply yourself, not theory you can't implement.
You want ROI before investment. You need validation before commitment. You respect systematic approaches over quick fixes.
What you'll learn
Eight categories of content, published weekly throughout 2026. Each post includes decision frameworks, real numbers from actual companies, and implementation paths you can follow.
Process Autopsy (8 posts)
Pain: You know something's inefficient, but you can't quantify the cost or build a business case.
Value: See exactly how other companies calculated ROI, what they fixed, and how they got it approved.
Example: "The $50K/Year Copy-Paste Job Nobody Noticed" breaks down hidden labor costs and shows the framework used to prioritize automation.
Quick Wins (8 posts)
Pain: You need results this quarter, not after a 6-month IT project.
Value: Get frameworks for identifying high-impact improvements you can implement in days, not months - no technical team required.
Example: "The 15-Minute Audit" gives you a systematic process to find your three biggest time wasters by Wednesday.
AI Reality Check (8 posts)
Pain: Your board asks "what's our AI strategy" but every vendor promises miracles and you don't know what's real.
Value: Learn to separate actual business value from vendor hype with decision frameworks based on 20+ implementations.
Example: "The CEO's Guide to AI" gives you the exact questions that expose whether a proposal will deliver ROI or waste budget.
Decision Frameworks (6 posts)
Pain: You're evaluating three different solutions and don't have a systematic way to compare them.
Value: Get reusable decision models for build vs buy, when to automate, and how to prioritize competing investments.
Example: "The Business Case Template That Actually Gets Approved" shows you the exact framework VCs use to evaluate operations investments.
Tech Translation (6 posts)
Pain: Your tech team says "this will take 6 months" and you can't tell if that's reasonable or bullshit.
Value: Learn to evaluate technical recommendations, ask the right questions, and spot red flags in proposals.
Example: "Why Everything Takes 6 Months" teaches you the three questions that reveal whether a timeline is realistic or padded.
Business Mindset (6 posts)
Pain: Your organization treats technology as overhead instead of competitive advantage, and you're losing ground to competitors.
Value: Get frameworks for shifting culture from tech-resistant to tech-leverage, with change management approaches that actually work.
Example: "'We're Not a Tech Company' Is Costing You Millions" quantifies the competitive cost of this mindset with market data.
Management Anti-Patterns (4 posts)
Pain: You keep adding headcount to handle growing volume instead of fixing broken processes.
Value: Recognize common leadership mistakes that block efficiency and learn when to optimize vs when to scale.
Example: "Hiring Your Way Out of Inefficiency" shows the math: at what point adding people costs more than fixing the process.
Vendor Evaluation (4 posts)
Pain: You're about to sign a contract and you don't know what you don't know about hidden costs.
Value: Get systematic evaluation frameworks and contract review checklists from someone who's negotiated 50+ software deals.
Example: "Red Flags Before You Sign" gives you 12 contract clauses that typically cost companies 30-50% more than the quoted price.
How this works
Every post follows the same structure: here's the business problem, here's how to think about it (framework), here's what I've seen work across 50+ companies, here's your implementation path, here's how to validate it worked.
I'm not selling consulting. I'm teaching you frameworks so you can evaluate opportunities yourself. Think of it as building your internal capability to make smart process decisions.
Start with the latest post, or explore by category if you have a specific problem you're trying to solve.
New post every Tuesday. Systematic thinking, not quick tips. Frameworks you can reuse, not one-off advice.