Looking in
March 3, 2022 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe first step in any change is to accept that where you are now is not where you want to be. Not on a superficial, “oh-yeah, we should change” level,... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Out front
March 2, 2022 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsModel 1 – standing on top of the prow, out front, commanding the ship by cajoling everyone to do what you say, how you say, when you say. Model 2... Read more
Pushed aside
March 1, 2022 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThere are two kinds of problems. There are always two kinds of problems. They’re the two kinds of problems we spend our time thinking about, digging into and fixing. Problem... Read more
About the handoffs
February 28, 2022 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s all about the handoffs. You can do anything you want and any way you like, as long as the output meets the specification – as long as what you... Read more
Make it playful
February 27, 2022 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThere are plenty of mundane things we have to do and mundane ways to do them. That email, that spreadsheet, that internal presentation to the finance team, that interaction with... Read more