There is a goose
September 28, 2023 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsSometimes you have a brilliant idea. If we do this, that thing will happen – easy, and all will be good in our world. It’s the golden goose effect; one... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
The cliff
September 27, 2023 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsAnytime you feel yourself rushing toward a cliff edge, you have two choices. The first, obvious, safe option: turn away. Do whatever it takes to slow down progress, throw out... Read more
When something’s missing
September 26, 2023 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsYou get on with your stuff, they get on with theirs. When you aren’t looking – a lot happens. All those good people you work with? They get on with... Read more
Where you want to go
September 25, 2023 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsSprints are a handy way of thinking. A backlog of things-that-need-doing get attacked in short, sharp bursts – bucks of activity on a human scale, one-or-two weeks only, that help... Read more
The best chance
September 24, 2023 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe don’t-hire risk … there’s work to be done no one to do it, you’ll miss deadlines or quality standards and make the ecosystem suffer. Someone else, who’s busy anyway,... Read more