Count vendors per category — consolidating 2 similar drops price 15-25%.

Before executing decision, imagine it failed in a year, enumerate most likely failure causes.

Every Friday, write 3 feedbacks (positive + constructive) for 3 people and deliver by Monday.

Before starting, imagine the project failed in six months and write down why.

Audit all vendor subscriptions and merge similar ones into single contracts for 15-30% discount.

When an employee returns with a delegated problem, don't take it — return it with two questions.

90 days into contract: review with vendor — don't wait for renewal to find issues.

Before ethically murky decision, evaluate on 4 axes: legal/ethical/values/reputation.