Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
The Rope Swing
When you look at the cartoon above you can see how many ways in which communication can fail. I love this cartoon and wish I knew to whom we might attribute it. It’s been around for decades and since the first time I saw it, I thought it...
Veterans Day
On Monday, November 11th, Veterans Day, we at Shepley had the pleasure of being a small part of the 7th Annual Veterans Day breakfasts in Falmouth and South Dennis. Well known restauranteurs Bill Zammer and his wife Linda, hosted hundreds...
Old Friends Are Never Forgotten
We lost two old friends this month. We share our sadness with you at losing them but we got a lot of joy from having known them. They both had a lot of friends in the industry, all around Cape Cod, and far beyond. In order of chronology...
“The most dangerous strategy is to jump a chasm in two leaps.”
Bejamin Disraeli
Customers May Not Always Be Right, But It’s Our Job To Help Them Get There!
Let’s never forget that customers are our only reason for being able to succeed and stay in business. My dentist has a sign on his wall that says, “Ignore your teeth, they’ll go away”. Doesn’t that work for customers too? Our customers are...
Make Summertime The Right Time
We work in a cyclical business that has its ups and downs due to the seasons and weather, but there is a puzzling difference between the Cape & Islands and the rest of New England. In our market, construction slows down during the summer,...
No, I am not on your vacation (but I’m still glad you’re here)
The easiest thing we do by the end of August is to begin to resent some of our summer visitors. Looking at them from our native perspective, it’s clear that they aren’t too sure where they’re going, not too urgent to get...