Author Archives for Nick Shepheard

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May 4, 2021 11:17 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Imagine an organisation entirely without order or management. In this world, everybody knows what the organisation is about and everyone makes an entirely personal decision about what they’ll do and... Read more


Skirt around

May 3, 2021 11:17 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

It’s possible to talk about the problem without talking about the issue, to paper over the cracks without dealing with the cracks or the causes of the cracks. It’s possible... Read more


Step off

May 1, 2021 11:17 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Let’s say you’re trying to pull off a deal – the kind of good-for-you good-for-me deal that every party should get behind, where no one will feel aggrieved and that’s... Read more