Category: Business Tools

I spent forty minutes in a boardroom last Tuesday watching a logistics manager try to justify a $50,000 software overhaul because his team “couldn’t find things online.” He wasn’t looking … Read more

I spent three hours in a windowless server room in 2008 watching a logistics manager sweat through his shirt because his “gold standard” backup failed during a critical recovery. He … Read more

I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a logistics manager explain why his $50,000 enterprise cloud subscription was “solving” their data redundancy issues. The truth? The software was running perfectly, … Read more

I spent forty minutes in a boardroom last Tuesday watching a VP try to justify a six-figure subscription for a “next-gen” cloud solution. He wasn’t looking at our actual data … Read more

I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a mid-sized logistics manager try to “optimize” his department by demoing five different automated payroll platforms. He was looking for a magic wand, … Read more

I spent forty minutes this morning watching a mid-sized logistics manager argue with a software salesperson about a dashboard that costs $200 per user. They were trying to figure out … Read more

I spent three hours last Tuesday watching a mid-sized logistics manager walk through a demo for a “revolutionary” HCM suite. He was mesmerized by the dashboard colors and the automated … Read more

Stop wasting your budget on “global collaboration” platforms that promise to sync your workforce. I’ve sat in enough boardrooms to see companies drop fifty grand on automated scheduling software just … Read more

I recently sat in a boardroom with a logistics manager who had just spent $12,000 on a “state-of-the-art” automated calendar system. He was staring at the screen, paralyzed, because his … Read more

I spent forty-five minutes yesterday watching a logistics manager struggle to screen-share a simple spreadsheet because his team had just migrated to a “premium” communication suite they didn’t actually need. … Read more