Results for the category: Skippiness

The back doors

November 11, 2022

Doors There’s the system, and then there’s the seventeen ways around the system. Most times, assuming the system is fit for purpose and makes sense in the first place, that’s the way to... READ MORE

More demanding

November 10, 2022

Turrets One of the tricks of getting on is to be more demanding. When you need something, ask for it. Whether it’s time with your boss, a new component, your team to go... READ MORE

The next corner

November 8, 2022

River Coordinating all the moving parts in any organisation is an act of will. You have to make it happen. Hoping doesn’t do it. Trusting to luck and all the good intentions... READ MORE

Normal service

November 7, 2022

Queue When things go wrong, you fix them. You pull out all the stops and sort the issues as fast as you can. You skip over bureaucracy and skirt around business as... READ MORE

Pulling together

November 6, 2022

Rowers Some behaviours are so unacceptable that when you see them you can’t help but deal with them. You step in, sort out what you find and apply some “corrective feedback” after... READ MORE