The Hump Test
April 25, 2016 8:49 pm Leave your thoughtsThere’s always one. Someone in the team or the wider organisation who’s a little bit miserable even whilst they’re cracking wise. They live on the down side and let everyone... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
It never stops
April 24, 2016 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsProject planning helps us think. It will be like this, so we’ll start, then there’s all the problem solving and doing things that’s the guts of the work, and then,... Read more
Ugly dance
April 23, 2016 7:58 pm Leave your thoughtsJudgement calls are always an ugly dance. When there’s no definitive right to wrong and it’s all a matter of degrees, choosing which lines to draw and where to draw... Read more
Bread and butter progress
April 22, 2016 9:06 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen things start to go well it’s natural to feel good about your world and imagine that this is the new normal. Progress will continue to accelerate, orders will keep... Read more
Difficult conversations #1
April 21, 2016 8:38 pm Leave your thoughtsIs there ever a good time for a difficult conversation? The one about long-term issues that have to be addressed. The one about attitude and performance. The one that sets... Read more