Slack in the system
July 18, 2016 9:17 am Leave your thoughtsEvery jam on the motorway proves the problem of running at capacity. Add new stresses to the system … and everything suffers. It’s tempting to think that filling every day... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Paid to think
July 17, 2016 11:54 am Leave your thoughtsAt least one version of the truth is that leaders get paid to think. There’s only so much actual ‘doing’ involved in leading, the rest is about considering and weighing-up and deciding,... Read more
Letting things slide
July 16, 2016 9:17 am Leave your thoughtsThe first time you see the graffiti in the car park, artistic or otherwise, it’s a shock. Indignant ain’t the word. “What the … ?” A few days later – it’s... Read more
Choosing to choose
July 15, 2016 9:17 am Leave your thoughtsLeading means being out front. Exhilarating and scary, self reliant and lonely – never exactly what it says on the packaging. Doesn’t matter if you’re employed or not, the queen... Read more
The joy of rejection
July 14, 2016 9:26 am Leave your thoughtsTaking products and services out the meet the market, you get a lot of rejection. It may not feel great in the moment, but there are few things more helpful... Read more