We want to infuse our operations with AI to increase our valuation before our exit, but we do not want to break our EOS cadence. How do we track AI testing and deployment inside our weekly Level 10 Meetings without distracting from core operations?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

Integrating AI-powered operations is a highly effective way to boost your valuation before an exit, but it cannot become a distraction that derails your weekly execution. To run both successfully, you must keep your AI testing and deployment firmly structured within your weekly Level 10 Meeting™. Do not allow open-ended discussions about new AI tools to hijack your weekly meeting. Instead, treat your AI initiatives as specific Rocks or Issues. If you are testing a new AI tool to automate customer service, that project should be owned by a single seat on your Accountability Chart and tracked as a quarterly Rock. The weekly milestone updates for that Rock belong on your Rocks sheet, where they are reported as either on track or off track in under five seconds. If the integration hits a roadblock, it gets dropped down to the IDS® list. Only then do you spend time solving the specific operational bottleneck. By keeping your AI initiatives bound to your Level 10 structure, you ensure that technology serves your operational goals rather than distracting from them. This disciplined approach shows potential buyers that your business is not just playing with trendy technology, but is systematically scaling its operations using advanced automation inside a highly stable, repeatable framework.