Slow cooking
October 30, 2015 8:07 am Leave your thoughtsAs the great man said, more time sharpening the axe means less effort cutting the tree. How much time? Enough, and no more. Enough, but not to go around and... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Speed demon
October 29, 2015 8:50 am Leave your thoughtsYou have to go to the ball. You can’t wait for it to come to you. As soon as you see it start to move, go to where it’s going... Read more
Breaking the bubble
October 28, 2015 8:46 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s a little insular inside the walls of your own organisation. Cosy, warm, familiar (if not downright friendly). Everyone of like(ish) mind, working together (even without cohesion), looking at the... Read more
A can’t go wrong thing
October 27, 2015 9:29 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s always a heap of effort to set things up. Pulling the pieces into one place and getting them working together. It’s the stuff of startups and new product teams... Read more
Dig a hole
October 26, 2015 7:38 pm Leave your thoughtsWhen two sides of a debate are strong, the tug or war is shuffle-forward stumble back. Each group digging deeper and leaning further with every step. Everyone wants to move;... Read more