Not just productivity hacks, (which I also love) but systemetizing strategic leverage.
For most of my career, if I didn’t put in the hours, the work didn’t move. That’s fine when small, but it becomes a ceiling when trying to scale. And now . . .
AI does the first pass on research that used to take hours.*
An overseas teammate keeps projects moving and the balls from dropping. (Five years ago that felt risky.)
And I’ve gotten more comfortable hiring people who are better than me at specific things.
*I have the $20/mo Plus account with ChatGPT. I am not sure that the $200 Pro account will move the needle in the way of leverage.
None of that replaces expertise. AI is pattern recognition, but judgment is context and accountability.
When a firm engages us for a due diligence background investigation, they’re not buying a report- they’re buying time they don’t have to spend digging through court records, expertise in chasing down regulatory history, and peace of mind by worrying about what they might have missed.
Leverage isn’t about doing less, but making sure hours are spent where expert judgment actually matters.