Problems and solutions
April 9, 2015 10:24 am Leave your thoughts“Don’t bring me problems.” If you’re blindsided by an avoidable problem, how would you feel finding out that your people knew about it before it hit you, but didn’t tell... Read more
Author Archives for Nick Shepheard
The real competitors
April 8, 2015 10:39 am Leave your thoughtsNew markets don’t work the same way as old markets. In established markets, products go head-to-head in three fields of combat: price, features and positioning. Competition is clear and the... Read more
What’s the real cost?
April 7, 2015 9:03 am Leave your thoughtsOn this side of the table, it’s tempting to think that the cost of our product is written on the sticker. If the service or hardware or software or training... Read more
What am I willing not to do?
April 6, 2015 9:43 am Leave your thoughtsThere’s the easy path. The do it myself path. The take control path. The do it my way or it’s the highway path. There’s the lazy path. The look on... Read more
What can I contribute?
April 5, 2015 4:12 pm Leave your thoughtsContinuously published since 1966, Peter Drucker’s The Effective Executive lays out five principles that lend any executive the ability to “get the right things done.” The language is from a... Read more