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06/19/2026

A conversation from a recent ERP evaluation stuck with me. The leadership team was discussing reporting challenges, forecasting issues, inventory visibility, and process inefficiencies.

About 30 minutes into the conversation someone said: “I don’t think we have a reporting problem.” Everyone looked at him.

Then he continued: “I think we have a visibility problem.”

That changed the entire discussion because the real issue wasn’t the reports. The reports existed.

The issue was that nobody felt completely confident making decisions with the information they had. Different teams were looking at different numbers.

Too much effort was going into validating information.

Too little effort was going into acting on it.

I’ve noticed that many businesses start looking for new tools when what they’re really looking for is clarity.

Once you have clarity, the technology conversation becomes much easier.

Curious…

Have you ever seen a single comment completely change the direction of a business discussion?

06/17/2026

The biggest technology mistake I see isn’t buying the wrong software. It’s solving the wrong problem.

Today businesses are evaluating AI, ERP, automation, analytics, dashboards, and every other shiny object put in front of them. But the challenge usually isn’t technology.

It’s identifying what’s actually slowing the business down.

06/16/2026

AI seems to be the topic in every boardroom right now. Meanwhile, a lot of businesses still have cash sitting on shelves.

I've had conversations recently where leadership teams are exploring AI strategies, automation opportunities, and digital transformation initiatives. At the same time, they're carrying inventory they don't need, buying inventory they can't accurately forecast, or discovering too late that inventory levels don't match what they expected.

What's interesting is that AI gets the attention.

Inventory gets the cash.

In uncertain markets, I would argue that visibility into inventory, demand, and working capital is still one of the biggest competitive advantages a business can have.

Not as exciting as AI. Probably more impactful to the bottom line.

Curious... what's getting more attention in your business right now: AI initiatives or working capital optimization?

06/15/2026

One sentence almost always gets my attention during an ERP conversation: “We’ll need Sarah for that.”….. Or John, Or Mike….. Or whoever has become the keeper of a critical process.

it’s usually not a technology problem and it’s definitely not a people problem.

In most cases, it’s because the business has grown around a process that was never designed to scale.

The spreadsheet works. The workaround works. The process works.

Until it doesn’t.

Someone takes vacation. Someone changes roles. Someone leaves and suddenly ……
the business discovers how much knowledge was living in one person’s head.

I’ve seen this more times than I can count.

The strongest businesses aren’t the ones with the smartest people.

They’re the ones that make critical processes less dependent on any single person.

Because growth shouldn’t depend on whether one person is available.

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What’s the biggest process in your business that still relies on institutional knowledge?

06/11/2026

I think some companies are making a very expensive assumption right now.

That waiting is the same thing as preparing.

It’s not.

Over the past few months, I’ve had conversations with leadership teams who are delaying major initiatives because of economic uncertainty, AI uncertainty, or both.

Honestly, that’s understandable.

What’s interesting is that the same companies often tell me:

• Month-end still takes too long
• Reporting requires too much manual work
• Inventory visibility isn’t where it should be
• Critical decisions take longer than they should

The uncertainty is real.

But so is the operational drag.

One is outside your control.

The other isn’t.

The companies I see positioning themselves best for the next growth cycle aren’t necessarily spending the most.

They’re using this time to remove friction from the business.

Improving processes.

Creating visibility.

Reducing dependence on spreadsheets and tribal knowledge.

Strengthening the foundations they’ll need when demand returns.

Because when growth comes back, operational weaknesses don’t disappear.

They get amplified.

Waiting feels safe.

Preparation creates options.

And in uncertain markets, options are valuable.

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What’s one operational issue you know won’t fix itself by waiting?

06/10/2026

I’ve noticed something interesting in ERP conversations lately.

A lot of companies aren’t saying “no.”

They’re saying “not yet.”

Not because business is running perfectly.

Because they’re trying to figure out what AI will change, where the economy is headed, and whether now is the right time to invest.

Fair enough.

But while companies are waiting…

Month-end still takes too long.

Inventory still gets overbought.

Forecasts still get challenged.

Leadership teams still spend valuable time validating numbers before making decisions.

The cost of waiting is rarely obvious because it doesn’t show up as a line item.

It shows up in slower decisions, missed opportunities, and operational drag.

The companies navigating uncertainty best don’t seem to be waiting for perfect clarity.

They’re removing the friction that’s already slowing them down.

Whether AI changes everything or not, businesses still need trusted data, connected processes, and visibility to make good decisions.

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What’s causing more hesitation in your organization right now: economic uncertainty or AI uncertainty?

06/09/2026

One thing I’ve noticed about growing companies:

Nobody wakes up and decides to create operational complexity.

It accumulates.

A spreadsheet gets added.

A manual approval gets introduced.

A workaround solves a short-term problem.

A second system gets purchased.

Then a few years later, nobody can remember why half the processes exist.

What’s interesting is that many businesses don’t realize they’ve outgrown their operating model because the complexity arrived one small decision at a time.

The people adapt.

The business adapts.

The inefficiency becomes normal.

Until growth starts feeling harder than it should.

That’s usually when leadership starts asking questions that have nothing to do with software:

“Why does everything take so long?”

“Why are we doing it this way?”

“Can someone explain this process to me?”

Those questions are often the first sign that the business has changed more than the systems supporting it.

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What’s the oldest workaround still surviving in your organization?

06/08/2026

I think a lot of companies buy ERP for the wrong reason.

They think they have a reporting problem.

Most of the time they have a decision-making problem.

Sales has one number.

Finance has another.

Operations has a third.

So every important decision starts with:

"Can someone validate that first?"

The result isn't bad reporting.

It's hesitation.

More meetings.

More follow-ups.

More waiting.

I've noticed that ERP conversations become urgent when leadership stops asking:

"Do we need a better system?"

and starts asking:

"Why does every decision take so long?"

What's the first sign you've seen that a business has outgrown its systems?

06/05/2026

A CFO said something interesting to me recently.

“We don’t have a reporting problem.”

Five minutes later, they described:

* three spreadsheets used every month-end
* two people validating the same numbers
* leadership meetings delayed while reports were reconciled

That’s not a reporting problem.

That’s a trust problem.

And trust problems are expensive.

Not because the numbers are wrong.

Because decisions get slower.

I’ve noticed that growing companies rarely struggle because they lack data.

They struggle because nobody is completely sure which version of the data to trust.

That’s usually the moment an ERP conversation changes from:

“Should we do this?”

to

“How much longer can we operate like this?”

Has anyone else seen this happen?

06/03/2026

I think a lot of companies already know they need better systems.

They’re just afraid of making the wrong ERP decision.

Especially right now.

Economic pressure is high.
AI is evolving fast.
Every vendor promises automation.
Every demo looks polished.

So companies delay.

Meanwhile…

finance keeps validating numbers manually,
operations keeps running side processes in spreadsheets,
and leadership keeps making decisions with partial visibility.

At some point, the cost of waiting quietly becomes bigger than the cost of fixing the foundation.

That’s usually when ERP conversations become urgent.

Not because the business suddenly changed.

Because the operational friction finally became impossible to ignore.

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