Detail, schmetail
October 8, 2016 5:51 pm Leave your thoughtsYes, the devil is in the detail. Yes, there’s a difference between spot on and just a little bit off. Details are the atoms that make the matter – and... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
After the ink
October 7, 2016 9:19 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s been mad. Crazy hours, the tightrope, balancing projects and priorities and egos and earthquakes and, you know, life. All to get here. The big deal – terms agreed, jeopardy... Read more
The power of too
October 6, 2016 5:29 pm Leave your thoughtsEvery time someone says “too” you better pay attention to everything that follows. Too big, too difficult, too cheap, too expensive, too … Aside from superlatives – too amazing –... Read more
How deep?
October 5, 2016 9:19 am Leave your thoughtsAt the beginning, everything seems pretty clear … I need to know how much it will cost to do that thing. First thing to agree is the scope – the... Read more
Two kinds of cabbages
October 4, 2016 6:56 pm Leave your thoughtsThere’s more to negotiating than standing toe to toe barking out demands. Most times, when things are serious and both sides have much to gain, there’s a subtle dance of... Read more