On negative feedback
August 18, 2015 8:47 am Leave your thoughtsChances are, there are opinions on what you’re up to that will be tough to hear. Too hot, too cold, too expensive, cheap in a bad way. Sometimes, even before... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Dealing with noise
August 17, 2015 8:38 am Leave your thoughtsWorking your way through a decision making chain presents two inevitabilities: the same old questions keep coming up, you butt against vested interests. Dealing with old questions should get easier... Read more
Getting serious
August 16, 2015 8:47 am Leave your thoughtsIt’s easy to enthuse when there’s no commitment involved. Would you recommend this can of beans? Absolutely. That’s why opinion polls and “intention to buy” surveys waste our time. It’s... Read more
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
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