How to ask for help
February 16, 2015 3:23 pm Leave your thoughtsWaiting to be invited When I need something on projects, I’m very direct. When it comes to something for me though, I don’t like asking. I have a natural reticence.... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
Sunday Quotes: Don’t stop questioning
February 15, 2015 3:11 pm Leave your thoughtsWho doesn’t love Einstein? That’s his blackboard above, from a lecture he gave at Oxford on 16 May 1931 about the expansion of the universe. His quote below is about another... Read more
How to build a reputation?
February 14, 2015 10:35 pm Leave your thoughtsCalling something “sound” – actually being what it appears to be – dates from when we traded goods for gold. If a dropped coin made the right noise, it was... Read more
When to get out of the office?
February 13, 2015 10:16 am 1 CommentThe loop My office is a pretty cosy place. Every office I ever had was more comfortable and safer than that scary world out there. I’m not talking about soft... Read more
What to do next?
February 12, 2015 5:36 pm Leave your thoughtsAny time you’re trying to work out what to do next, go talk to a customer. Customers have problems. I doubt they’ll say, “I’m so glad you’re here. Why don’t... Read more