Holding pattern
August 21, 2021 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s never comfortable stacked up in a holding pattern. When you’ve done all you can do and the decision maker is taking their own sweet time. Waiting. Not knowing what... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Fitting pigeons
August 20, 2021 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIdeally (idealistically), the place you start is with the roles you need. You put the people you have into the roles they fit – where they can contribute the most... Read more
Fix them first
August 19, 2021 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s rare that an organisation issue is as simple as one detail going wrong. Most times, when the toe hurts, you find the toe bone connects to the foot, the... Read more
On a team
August 18, 2021 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAsk your team what they want from you as a manager, the answer is as obvious as if you’d been asked what you want from your own. Most times, the... Read more
From their mouths
August 17, 2021 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsYou probably think you know what your team thinks about stuff. That you all agree on the state or relationships, the performance of their peers, the way of working and... Read more