Time to thrash
April 14, 2016 8:14 am Leave your thoughtsDon’t dive straight in, make quick progress, find yourself deep down a rabbit hole, and thrash all the way out again. Thrash at the beginning. Enjoy thrashing at the beginning.... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Tools for the job
April 13, 2016 8:17 am Leave your thoughtsSometimes you really do have to just get by. Using the wrong tool in the wrong way because there’s nothing else to hand and you have to get the job... Read more
Quiet voices
April 12, 2016 8:14 am Leave your thoughtsEvery high performing team is filled with opinions and people who don’t mind sharing. Ask an open question and then hang on to your marker as the white board fills.... Read more
It’s the work
April 11, 2016 8:16 am Leave your thoughtsIf your job is to sweep up, you may as well get on with sweeping up. Of course, there’s always plenty of other things to do – like making the... Read more
Invite critics
April 10, 2016 4:44 pm Leave your thoughtsThere’s critiquing, and there’s criticising. Critiquing involves the detailed analysis and assessment of something. It’s looking for holes to be filled in and hard edges to be built on. It... Read more