Why You Shouldn’t Wait for a Big Project to Make Change — Small Fixes Create Momentum Let’s be honest — we all love a big project.The kickoff meetings, the roadmaps, the slide decks, the buzz of “transformation.” But here’s the truth most leaders won’t say out loud:Big projects often fail because everyone’s waiting for someoneContinue reading “⚙️ Fix It Thursday: The Power of Micro-Fixes”
Author Archives: all2sadmin
⚙️ Fix It Tuesday: The Case for a Clean Vendor List (and the $50,000 Lesson Learned)
I’ve written about vendors and clean data more than once — and for good reason.Because this topic isn’t theoretical.It’s real.And it’s expensive. Let me tell you a story. 💸 The $50,000 Vendor Mistake Years ago, I saw a payment go out to the wrong Evergreen.Yes, there were two vendors in the system — both calledContinue reading “⚙️ Fix It Tuesday: The Case for a Clean Vendor List (and the $50,000 Lesson Learned)”
🔹 The Lost Art of Listening: Why Real Leaders Hear More Than They Speak
We’ve all been in those meetings.Everyone’s talking. Updates are flying. Opinions are offered.And somewhere in all that noise… not much is actually heard. In leadership — especially in fast-moving environments like logistics and finance — there’s an unspoken pressure to always have answers.But real leadership isn’t about speaking first.It’s about listening long enough to understandContinue reading “🔹 The Lost Art of Listening: Why Real Leaders Hear More Than They Speak”
⚙️ Fix It Thursday: The Power of CargoWise Neo — A Game Changer for Customer Visibility and Communication
If you’ve worked in freight forwarding or logistics long enough, you know this story all too well:Emails. Endless emails. 📬 “Where’s my shipment?”📬 “Can you send that invoice?”📬 “Do you have the POD yet?”📬 “I need an updated quote…” Multiply that by hundreds of customers — and you’ve got a day full of chasing insteadContinue reading “⚙️ Fix It Thursday: The Power of CargoWise Neo — A Game Changer for Customer Visibility and Communication”
⚙️ System Fix: The Q4 Clean-Up — End the Year With a Clean CargoWise Database
It’s that time again — Q4.The dashboards are red, finance is knee-deep in accruals, and operations is trying to close out every shipment before the holidays. Before the year ends, give your CargoWise (or any ERP) database the gift of a clean slate.Because your January self will thank you. 🧹 Step 1: Close Out theContinue reading “⚙️ System Fix: The Q4 Clean-Up — End the Year With a Clean CargoWise Database”
🌟 The Case for Having a Hobby (and Why It’s Not a Waste of Time)
Last week, I wrote an article titled,👉 “The Quiet Crisis of Adult Imagination — and Why We Shouldn’t Accept Its Decline.” In it, I encouraged my fellow colleagues to indulge in imagination — because it’s not just for kids. Adults need it, too.And honestly? Corporations depend on it. In corporate language, we call it innovation.ButContinue reading “🌟 The Case for Having a Hobby (and Why It’s Not a Waste of Time)”
💡 3 Quick Wins for CargoWise Finance Teams
How small process tweaks can deliver big results In CargoWise, finance doesn’t live in isolation — it’s connected to every shipment, every milestone, and every operational decision. Yet for many finance teams, that connection can feel more like a tug-of-war. You’re chasing down accruals, reconciling mismatched data, and trying to explain why revenue landed inContinue reading “💡 3 Quick Wins for CargoWise Finance Teams”
💡 The Power of Process in Financial Controls
The reality is… we will always fill the time we’re given. If the close window is ten business days, teams will use all ten — often rushing at the end.If the close is reduced to three days, the same pattern repeats. The difference isn’t the timeframe — it’s the process. Early in my career, aContinue reading “💡 The Power of Process in Financial Controls”
💭 The Quiet Crisis of Adult Imagination — and Why We Shouldn’t Accept Its Decline
We see endless LinkedIn posts about AI, leadership, productivity hacks, and industry trends. But we rarely talk about imagination — especially in adults. We all seem to agree that imagination fades with age. We even joke about it. “I used to be creative once.” “My kid’s the artistic one.” But I don’t think we shouldContinue reading “💭 The Quiet Crisis of Adult Imagination — and Why We Shouldn’t Accept Its Decline”
⚙️ The Price of “Just Add a Field”
System Fix | by ALL2S Consulting LLC “Can we just add a field for that?” It sounds harmless. Logical, even.Until you realize that every “just add a field” request is actually a data decision — one that can cost your organization accuracy, automation, and trust in reporting. Let’s talk about why small system changes aren’tContinue reading “⚙️ The Price of “Just Add a Field””
ALL2S CONSULTING LLC 