Most CEOs will spend this weekend doing exactly what they should: unplugging.
But here’s what nobody says out loud around the Fourth of July.
The Founders didn’t win independence by having good intentions. They won it by documenting grievances so specific, so exhaustively detailed, that King George couldn’t argue the record. Twenty-seven separate charges. Dates. Facts. Decisions laid out in writing before anyone was allowed to call them unreasonable.
That document didn’t survive because it was passionate. It survived because it was undeniable.
Most freight brokers and shippers operate the opposite way right now. Good instincts. Good relationships. Good intentions. And almost nothing in writing that would hold up if someone else got to tell the story first.
Since Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, that gap isn’t a paperwork problem anymore. It’s a boardroom problem.
So enjoy the holiday. Actually unplug. You’ve earned it.
Just know that when you’re back at your desk, the question worth asking isn’t “did we make the right call.” It’s “could we prove it.”
Evidence Over Opinion℠ isn’t just a philosophy. It’s the difference between a decision and a liability.