So urgent
October 28, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsUrgent things make time for themselves. No need to plan, no need to horse trade, no need to find a way to put two quiet hours aside – urgent things... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
It will bite
October 27, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsEvery now and again there’s bad news, and despite your best endeavours, it’s the kind that impacts others. You did everything you could to prevent it going bad, and everything... Read more
Throw on the lights
October 26, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWe all know risk averse types who seem obstinately, congenitally averse to risk. Forget about them. Eventually, they’ll convince themselves, or not, without any help from you. So then, everyone... Read more
Bring your people
October 25, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s easy to forget your own people. Not in the, who ARE these people?, sense. But in the, taking them for granted, sense. Not in the, not appreciating their efforts,... Read more
Don’t make trouble
October 24, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe sign of a well-functioning organisation is that it gets on with its business without much pushing and shoving. Team members know their responsibilities and have the capability and capacity... Read more