Management by secret
June 7, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe number one reason your team doesn’t do what you want them to do is that they don’t know what you want them to do. It’s an even split as... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
In the cracks
June 6, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe point where it breaks down, the point where it always breaks down, the point where everything breaks down, it right there in the cracks. Between one function that knows... Read more
Close enough
June 5, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsSometimes you just don’t know. Most of those times, you take a punt (by which I mean an educated assessment based on the things you actually do know and the... Read more
Who is left
June 4, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsWhen you lose good people – aside from, you know, they’re good at what they do, they deliver, they work well with others, they add value whenever they’re called on,... Read more
Despite them
June 3, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s easier and can feel kinder to let slide an underperforming member of the team. Easier, because you don’t have to deal with it. Easier, because you don’t have to... Read more