Afraid to ask
November 16, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsLet’s assume that you’re looking to fill a senior role in your team, and let’s assume for the moment that you’re lucky enough to have a couple of internal candidates... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
A component supplier
November 15, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsNot everyone fits. A team is made of people. A strong team has strong people. The strongest team has strong people who know how to work together and also know... Read more
The heart of accountability
November 14, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe question at the heart of accountability is, How did this happen? And it’s useful whether things went well or not. Most times though, it comes out of the bag... Read more
Tell the stories
November 13, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsExperience comes from doing things. Sometimes well. Often badly. Over time. Over many cock-ups and plenty of good days and bad days we learn the lessons and start to squeeze... Read more
Thoroughly thought
November 12, 2025 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsDifficult questions demand difficult conversations. Should we hire this person, fire them, change suppliers, invest in the new product, enter a new market, exit one, sign on new partners, shake... Read more