by seanmatkinson | Oct 16, 2026 | Business Navigation, Insights
A business can be doing well and still find itself unprepared for what comes next. Revenue is steady. Customers are satisfied. Bills are being paid. The owner has established a routine that works, and by most reasonable measures, the business is healthy. But what...
by seanmatkinson | Oct 13, 2026 | Assessments, Business Navigation, Insights
There’s a question business owners are being asked almost everywhere they turn: Are you using AI in your business yet? It’s a reasonable question. Artificial intelligence is changing how work gets done, and businesses of every size are exploring ways to...
by seanmatkinson | Oct 7, 2026 | Insights
Why Hiring May Not Solve Your Staffing Bottleneck The latest small business hiring data tells a familiar story. According to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), roughly 32% of business owners reported job openings they could not fill. Among...
by seanmatkinson | Sep 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
I’ve played a little musical chairs with titles over the years. Strategist. Advisor. Consultant. Each one could describe a piece of what I do, but none quite described the work itself. “Strategist” probably came the closest, but it created another problem. So many...
by seanmatkinson | Sep 4, 2026 | Frameworks, Insights
The tech world viewed Adobe’s recent leadership announcement—appointing insider Anil Chakravarthy to succeed Shantanu Narayen as CEO—through a largely defensive lens.The standard narrative is that Adobe is shifting its guard out of necessity,...