When they squeeze
August 10, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAs a buyer, we resent being made to work too hard by our suppliers, when they squeeze us for every variation, when they make us wait, when they take short... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
How you evaluate
August 9, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsYou’re busy, a project comes in, now what? Capability – can we do it? If you can’t, and you can’t learn how, cut the cord. Capacity – can we fit... Read more
They knew to call
August 8, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen a potential customer contacts us out of the blue there’s the obvious thrill of learning about and dealing with someone new. Then there’s the benefit of doing the work;... Read more
Who’s on point
August 7, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsEver wonder what’s happening with a project or a particular deliverable but didn’t know who to ask? For something to be done, someone needs to do it. And for someone... Read more
What it is #2
August 6, 2018 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe things about appraisals: – Not just annual. The discipline of going through what is and isn’t working (from yesterday) should be an as-often-as-useful coffee-shop conversation. Don’t wait for the... Read more