Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
January 2013 – Why Do We Scare Ourselves Like This?
We’ve outdone ourselves in 2012 conjuring up dire threats that have created a climate of fear. In some perverse way, we must enjoy this, because we continue sounding alarms with increased panic. Fortunately, you just survived the end of...
December 2012 – Keep On Shining Through
What produces electrical power without making a sound, with no moving parts, and with no impact on our environment except positive benefit? Solar panels! With all the hot air being blown around about the pros and cons of wind turbines,...
November 2012 – Heroes’
Heroes’ Boy, did I unleash a firestorm of response to the article I recently wrote about customers wanting “More, more, more”. People have gone out of their way to tell me stories of how customers have put them through the wringer to quote...
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike, American Lawyer
October 2012 – When Is A Shortcut The Long Way Around?
When Is A Shortcut The Long Way Around? I recently listened to a talk on diversity which offered insight on how stereotypes, pre-conceived beliefs and our impressions drive our behavior. It got me thinking about how we react to the world...
July 2012 – Do Unto Others
I’ve always tried to follow a five word business philosophy, “Use common sense, no surprises”. Sounds simple doesn’t it? You know from running your own business that things look more complicated the deeper you get. The most important thing...