Articles for category: Drive

August 14, 2021

Greg Thomas

Are you ever behind?

I think like most people, yes I feel I am falling behind most days – regardless of the effort, you feel behind. And then you have the pump-up sessions where you then realize you’re ahead and doing better than you think. But you can still be behind because in your head you’ve worked out the perfect execution plan, but it’s just not happening. On these days, when I’m unsure – am I behind, should I give up – I stay the course, it might not be as hard and fast, but I stay the course because I know if I

August 12, 2021

Greg Thomas

When the Game Changes

And it’s going to change. In ways, you didn’t see coming. When it does change you have two options; Keep playing the old game and hope things revert back to the way they were. Start learning the new game so you can better understand how it works and what you need to do. The former will work in the short term and keep you afloat for a while until you reach a point where the game is so different you are lost. The latter will cause some short-term pain as you refine, tweak and refactor your way to playing the

August 10, 2021

Greg Thomas

Ripping off the Band-Aid

Just do it. Whatever it is that’s holding you back. Just do it. No one’s going to notice. No one’s going to care. Except you, because that is who cares and knows about. But no one else does. So just do it. Whatever it is.

August 3, 2021

Greg Thomas

The Question I Always Get Asked

How can we deliver faster. And my gutshot initial reaction? “Let’s talk with your team.” There is generally shock on everyone’s face when I answer the question in that way particularly because they initially think – “but they are the team that is currently delivering slowly?”. Yes, but do know why they are delivering slowly, what is holding them back, what is blocking them, what ideas they have to make it better? These are the people closest to the problem than you and I will ever be. Listen to them, learn from them, take from them and get better.

August 1, 2021

Greg Thomas

Changing Culture

It doesn’t happen on a dime. It doesn’t happen in two months. It doesn’t happen in a year. It can, but if everyone is not on board, it can’t.