It will end quickly
December 19, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIf you hire the kind of people who have ideas, it’s a good idea to listen when they speak. Not just listen, but engage them in the thinking process and... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Neat little rows
December 18, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsAfter any half decent bun-fight everyone involved has a partial view of what just happened. Whatever what actually said, it’s likely that Bill’s view will be slightly different from Ben’s.... Read more
One snowball
December 17, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsIt’s so tempting. To pursue multiple options with equal attention, to spread our bets, to hedge choice A with choice B – playing both hands – in the hope that... Read more
Dirty opinions
December 16, 2017 11:17 pm Leave your thoughtsShhh. Some people actually enjoy meetings. Not all of the time. Not the round-robin update meetings which are like a creeping death waiting for your turn to talk about things... Read more
Merely urgent
December 15, 2017 10:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe schedules were checked. The meeting was set. Everyone knows to be there. Time together to sort out the kind of things we can only sort out when we spend... Read more