Leaving breadcrumbs
November 1, 2015 8:23 am Leave your thoughtsIt was train wreck. Looking back, it plays out in slow motion. The wheels roll off the rails, the engine sways, the carriages squeeze-box as the caboose swings around and... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
How many moves ahead?
October 31, 2015 8:47 am Leave your thoughtsIt can be a bit like a conveyor belt. Start here and it’s inevitable you’ll end up there. On the journey, planning next steps keeps you at least one move... Read more
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
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