Shaggy mess
February 11, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s a time to polish, it’s at the end. It’s tempting to polish all the way, to pick at every thread as soon as you see it, to work on... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
To scope
February 10, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s a time to polish, but it’s not at the start. There’s a time to tweak, and eek, and nudge that extra little bit, but it’s not at the start.... Read more
Still chewing
February 9, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsOur heads are down. All of us. We’re working on what we’re working on getting through the to-do list one day after another. We turn a pile of work to... Read more
The wrong road
February 8, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsI don’t know. I don’t know what we’re trying to do and I don’t know why. With your head down and working on the day to day, you can fall... Read more
Time to react
February 7, 2026 12:17 am Leave your thoughtsThere will be delays. Things will get prickly. The technologies won’t deliver. The suppliers will be late and the customers indecisive. Of course. When things go wrong, there are only... Read more