The dial
August 23, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsYou put the new system in place because it worked better than the old one. You coddled it and nurtured it into shape, you measured it and managed what you... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Its own path
August 22, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe moment of decision making can be the culmination of months of not taking the decision. That’s many months of actively working on the problem, seeking out the information, taking... Read more
Start
August 21, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsSome tasks build themselves up into more than they are. Maybe it’s their significance, maybe it’s some perception of difficulty, or there’s no joy in there, or no interest, or... Read more
Things that worked
August 20, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter a while, things begin to look familiar. What was novel or challenging the first time around becomes every-day and ordinary by the time you’ve been around the block a... Read more
Does it work?
August 19, 2019 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsMarketing came up with a new promotion that’s supposed to transform your performance in the market. One week one month one year later, does it work? Procurement has a process... Read more