Get on with getting on
April 11, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe problem needs to be on the table. The first step is getting it there. That takes people on your team having the ability to see it (which takes at... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
A surprise
April 10, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsBy the time you’ve made the decision to move someone on from your team it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone involved. Failure to live up to expectations, missing... Read more
Notes you share
April 9, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsDirect and specific conversations are the first rule of performance management. Good and bad. Good and great performance deserves to be acknowledged. Let them know that you appreciate their effort,... Read more
They’ll walk mountains
April 8, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThings go wrong, and sometimes it’s entirely your supplier’s fault, or your partner’s, or your customer’s. Not yours. What happens next is interesting. If you scream and shout and push... Read more
Things become normal
April 7, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsGood things. The things you like about the where and the who and the how and the what of your team. Good things become normal. You take them for granted... Read more