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Articles, features and infographics on processes, technology and AI for growing companies — what we share on LinkedIn, gathered in one place.

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Lessons for scaling

Articles on what separates companies that grow from those that just get bigger: awareness, processes, habits, well-chosen technology and artificial intelligence with direction.

Who's got the monkey?Article 10
People + Processes

Who's got the monkey?

The Harvard Business Review classic about the monkey that jumps from the employee's back to the boss's: the 5 degrees of initiative, the 5 rules and 12 tactics to hand each monkey back to its owner.

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Short steps, big summitsArticle 09
Processes + AI

Short steps, big summits

Big doors swing on small hinges. 12 examples of how a process tweak, plus a simple AI automation, moves sales, collections, purchasing, inventory, accounting and customer service.

· 14 min readRead article →
Ask Don ChuyArticle 08
People

Ask Don Chuy

“Ask Don Chuy” is not a process. Why no system, license or “star” hire replaces a good map, and how documenting your operation protects you from departures, changes and new hires.

· 11 min readRead article →
Process first. Then AI.Article 07
AI

Process first. Then AI.

Almost every company already uses artificial intelligence, but very few win with it. The difference isn't the tool; it's understanding the process before automating it.

· 8 min readRead article →
The check before the climbArticle 01
Diagnostic

The check before the climb

No company scales what it can't see. Before the next stretch, review the five checkpoints of your business and ask yourself an uncomfortable question: could you stay at base camp for a month?

· 7 min readRead article →
Three stones in the backpackArticle 02
Processes

Three stones in the backpack

A thousand spreadsheets, information that arrives a month late and the same sale entered three times. Three weights almost every growing company carries without noticing, and how to start dropping them.

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Technology doesn't fail: habits doArticle 03
People

Technology doesn't fail: habits do

You invest in a system and six months later everyone is back in Excel. It's almost never the software's fault. It's a matter of habits, leadership and, above all, trust.

· 8 min readRead article →
The guide who only knows one routeArticle 04
Technology

The guide who only knows one route

A guide who only knows one route will take you along it, whether it suits you or not. Why choosing technology starts with best practices and not with a letter to Santa Claus, and why your advisor shouldn't be married to a single brand.

· 7 min readRead article →
The tree that grows straightArticle 05
Strategy

The tree that grows straight

A tree that grows with support grows straight; straightening it later costs much more. Why you shouldn't wait until it hurts to lay foundations, and the improvements that appear when you organize your operation in time.

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AI doesn't choose the summitArticle 06
AI

AI doesn't choose the summit

Today an AI connected to your company's data can give you in seconds an action plan that used to take months. But it's only as good as your information and your questions, and you still set the course.

· 7 min readRead article →
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What's next in the Logbook

The next topics we're working on.

Processes

How to standardize without slowing the operation

Manuals, checkpoints and standardization that don't depend on a single person.

AI

Automation that really saves money

Real cases of where AI removes work — and where it isn't worth it yet.

Technology

Choosing the right system for your size

ERP, CRM and workflows explained without the vendor jargon.

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