Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
June 2013 – To Fix Or Not To Fix
The easiest thing in the world is to settle for the easy way out, while the hardest thing is to realize that easy isn’t always easy. As a matter of fact, how often is “easy” actually the long way around? A recent conversation I had made me...
May 2013 – You Left An Indelible Mark
Mike Cole 1947-2013 Even though we’re all faced with the two inescapable inevitable’s of life, death and taxes, there are certain people who leave an incredible effect behind them. On April 9th, Mike Cole of Cape Associates in Eastham,...
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...
“There is no education like adversity.”
Benjamin Disraeli, British politician and novelist
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...
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...