Position, reposition
June 27, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s almost always a good idea to take a position. The almost in that sentence is for influential and senior leaders who want to avoid shutting down a conversation before... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
A beat
June 26, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIn a crisis it can feel like all action. Immediate decisions, this and this and this, hurry, rush, fly. Whilst there’s a clear and obvious benefit in sorting out the... Read more
Talent pipeline
June 25, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsWhether you’re growing, staying flat, or in any other state other than straight-out retreat … always be hiring. That doesn’t mean keep making job offers. It does mean get out... Read more
Go again
June 24, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsEven in the pursuit of skippiness, even when the good times are rolling, even when the cause is just and the path is clear. Even then, it can be tough... Read more
Negative feedback
June 23, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsFeedback, about anything, should be an honest and open assessment of the good and the bad of the thing, in your opinion, in your own words. When it’s about human... Read more