https://www.severinegroup.com/insights Notes on operations, systems, and strategy for founder-led companies in Tanzania and East Africa, from the team at Severine Consulting Group. en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/when-to-automate https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/when-to-automate Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Automation Tony Severine Boniface Automation pays off on work that repeats: a daily report, the month-end actual versus budget recalculation. A one-off task is faster done by hand than built into an automation. https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/whatsapp-is-not-a-system https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/whatsapp-is-not-a-system Tue, 08 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Operations Tony Severine Boniface WhatsApp is the best tool your business has for reaching a person, and the worst place to keep what your business knows. Here is where to draw the line. https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/memory-problem-outgrowing-spreadsheets https://www.severinegroup.com/insights/memory-problem-outgrowing-spreadsheets Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Operations Tony Severine Boniface Spreadsheets are not the problem. A business that only runs because one person remembers how the spreadsheet fits together is the problem. Here is how to tell which one you have.