Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
The Shepley Wide Open
27 years ago in 1997, one of our ace outside salespeople, Ron Winner, made a suggestion at one of our all-hands sales meetings that brought all conversation to a halt. He said, “What do you think about having a Shepley golf tournament?”
Do Unto Others
As parents, coaches, supervisors, and owners, we are constantly tested on how we lead and how we get our message across or achieve our goals.
Gratitude
Many airlines were having issues due to a CrowdStrike programming upgrade that led to a crippling shutdown of many systems throughout the country, affecting airlines, banks, and who knows how many other businesses.
“I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I'm going to learn, I must do it by listening.”
Larry King, American Television and Radio Host
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 they aren’t too sure where they’re going and not too urgent to get there.
If There Isn’t Time to Do It Right….
Watch a successful artist or a master mechanic and you will see that they have a system that they follow to succeed. The enemy of success is impatience and those who succeed find the way to stay in their lane,
YOU GET WHAT YOU INSPECT, NOT WHAT YOU EXPECT!
In our role as supplier, we get a view into many of our customer's businesses . We see what works and we see what doesn't. The number one challenge, that can quickly turn into difficulty, is that of job definition.