What do you do when a job becomes all talk — and no execution?

In this episode of Art of Reading the Room, Gerard and Sarah pull back the curtain on what really happens inside the “brains of the operation.” Gerard shares raw stories from his two decades in warehouse leadership — where shift meetings turned into buzzword bingo, and success got buried under piggybacking, soliloquies, and empty strategy speak.

But at the core? It was always about one thing: putting the shirts in the boxes.

This conversation isn’t just about warehouses — it’s about life, business, and the power of simplifying what truly matters. Whether you're overcomplicating your goals, stuck in a cycle of busywork, or constantly performing instead of executing — this episode will help you reset.

📦 How to strip things back to what actually drives progress 🛠 Why leaders often complicate what doesn’t need fixing 💬 What Gerard learned about ego, clarity, and communication — one shift at a time

Key Topics:

• The truth about warehouse leadership and over-complication
• Why team meetings often become performance pieces
• How ego and jargon can stall actual progress
• The difference between doing the work vs. talking about it
• What it means to "handoff" properly in any business
• Finding your own version of “put the shirts in the boxes”

Quote of the Episode: “Stop overcomplicating the freaking job — and put the shirts in the boxes, man.”

🎙 Subscribe for more real talk on work, leadership, and keeping it simple. 👕 Drop a comment: What’s your version of putting the shirts in the boxes?