26 min
Shipping Nightmares, and How to Avoid Them (ft. Jessica Windham) LeaderShipping
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- Business
It’s a scary time of the year for everyone. But with peak season and the GRI around the corner, it’s especially spooky for shippers.
How are they handling stress?
It turns out, not so well. In fact, 69% of logistics pros are unhappy with their work.
In this episode, Jessica Windham, founder and CEO of consultancy Solving Work, joins the show to talk about the burnout logistics professionals face, the most common causes of workplace terrors she sees, and what shippers can do to work better and still sleep at night.
Main Topics:
- Why logistics roles are primed for burnout- The challenges logistics pros face within their own organizations- Why poor tech implementations are a common “shipping nightmare”- How prioritization can transform a logistics department, especially during peak season
Other resources:
- Solving Work: https://solvingwork.com/- Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-windham/- Jessica’s Oct. 27 “Personal Peak Prep” webinar: https://www.linkedin.com/events/personalpeakprep7117150339123875841/comments/- Sifted’s Peak Season Checklist: https://sifted.com/guides/peak-season-checklist/- Caleb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-nelson-57a2322/- Sifted: https://sifted.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:46 - Why Jessica found a passion for alleviating logistics stress
06:34 - Why logistics pros are unhappy at work
10:52 - Common “shipping nightmares”
15:30 - How Jessica addresses shippers’ pain points
20:27 - Staying sane this peak season
24:10 - How to get in touch with Jessica
25:28 - Conclusion
It’s a scary time of the year for everyone. But with peak season and the GRI around the corner, it’s especially spooky for shippers.
How are they handling stress?
It turns out, not so well. In fact, 69% of logistics pros are unhappy with their work.
In this episode, Jessica Windham, founder and CEO of consultancy Solving Work, joins the show to talk about the burnout logistics professionals face, the most common causes of workplace terrors she sees, and what shippers can do to work better and still sleep at night.
Main Topics:
- Why logistics roles are primed for burnout- The challenges logistics pros face within their own organizations- Why poor tech implementations are a common “shipping nightmare”- How prioritization can transform a logistics department, especially during peak season
Other resources:
- Solving Work: https://solvingwork.com/- Jessica on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-windham/- Jessica’s Oct. 27 “Personal Peak Prep” webinar: https://www.linkedin.com/events/personalpeakprep7117150339123875841/comments/- Sifted’s Peak Season Checklist: https://sifted.com/guides/peak-season-checklist/- Caleb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caleb-nelson-57a2322/- Sifted: https://sifted.com/
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
03:46 - Why Jessica found a passion for alleviating logistics stress
06:34 - Why logistics pros are unhappy at work
10:52 - Common “shipping nightmares”
15:30 - How Jessica addresses shippers’ pain points
20:27 - Staying sane this peak season
24:10 - How to get in touch with Jessica
25:28 - Conclusion
26 min