There is an old business adage that "time is money." Of course, it seems that no one is taking it seriously. Time and time again I meet business owners who are overwhelmed by tasks that having nothing to do with their business or add money to their bottom line. You...

Automation is nothing more than delegation to a computer. Automation and delegation are not mutually exclusive business strategies; it is possible for business owners to delegate repetitive and unproductive tasks without outsourcing them. In fact, delegating work this...

The automation snowball effect refers to the way automation can quickly and exponentially grow in an organization once it's introduced. The automation snowball starts as a small change that has an impact on productivity: management sees cost and time savings, so they...

When you think of automation, you may think it is only for large companies with fat budgets, but that is not true.  Now, it is true that automation can be expensive, but only if you are looking for a large, complex solution.  The reality is that all...