Having the tools
October 23, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsTools for the job is one cost that should never be skimped if you can help it. Sure, it’s possible to open a can with a stone (maybe not?), but... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
The job of operations
October 22, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsFactories are designed to deliver consistency. The product that’s plucked from the end of the assembly line is the same as any one before and any one after. Each and... Read more
An argument for pushing
October 21, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsHere’s an argument for pushing through the discomfort. Past the pleas that we know this stuff, the disagreements that seem to be about nuance but everyone knows they’re deeper seated,... Read more
You’ve fallen
October 20, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWith regular meetings, the ones you have with your team as a matter of course, you fall into a routine. Everyone sits in the same place. They’re all their normal... Read more
Exactly. What. To. Do.
October 19, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWe’ve all done it, we’ve told someone on our team exactly what to do. To move that line, to present it like this, to code this way, to hold it... Read more