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AI Can Do What for My Business?

A few months ago, I shared here on LinkedIn the four choices every business (and person) has with AI: No judgment – just observation. Most companies I see are still in #1 or #2. They’re dabbling. Running “AI experiments.” Doing basic stuff, or nothing at all. That’s fine… for now. But the gap between “playing… Continue reading AI Can Do What for My Business?

From Automation to Acceleration

We all use tools that help us to “automate” our lives. AI is an amazing tool that many are grasping and winning with. A widespread misunderstanding exists that “AI” refers to taking over human employment. It’s two different things. Will people continue to be replaced with technology / AI? Yes. Is this new? No. Look… Continue reading From Automation to Acceleration

The Speed of the Leader is the Speed of the Gang

Mary Kay Ash, Founder and Visionary behind the multi-level marketing Company, Mary Key cosmetics inspired a sales force of over 800,000 people! Born in 1918, Mary Kay sold books door to door, divorced in 1945, then launched Mary Kay Cosmetics with a $5,000 investment from her oldest son Ben. They took the Company public in… Continue reading The Speed of the Leader is the Speed of the Gang

What Would Ben Franklin Be Doing With AI?

If Benjamin Franklin were alive today, there’s no doubt in my mind he’d be elbows-deep in AI. Franklin was an inventor, entrepreneur, statesman, writer, and a master of leverage. He understood the compounding power of time, relationships, and systems — so imagine what he’d do with a force multiplier like artificial intelligence. Franklin didn’t just… Continue reading What Would Ben Franklin Be Doing With AI?