Roadblocks
August 15, 2015 8:59 am Leave your thoughtsThere are roadblocks. People who have authority and refuse to budge. Regulations that stop you doing what you want to do. Funding that falters. Unmovable forces. If it’s a human... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Forcing the schedule
August 14, 2015 8:20 am Leave your thoughtsThere are always things – not urgent, but important – that need your time but you never manage to get to. You want to do it, really … but there’s... Read more
Them
August 13, 2015 8:09 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s no good complaining about them. Them. Them! They may treat information as power, wait around to be told what to do, be unmotivated, unfocused, unaccountable, have no idea about... Read more
Squeezing through bottlenecks
August 12, 2015 8:07 am Leave your thoughtsBottlenecks happen when too much is pushing through a small hole. Progress slows as things back up and quality suffers as they get forced through. To prioritise, shout loudest. How... Read more
Never quite landing
August 11, 2015 8:33 am Leave your thoughtsTaking new products to market or new ideas to management, there comes a moment. Exciting and a little scary. They. Say. “Yes!” Tentative, qualified, “let’s set up a pilot and... Read more