by DavidFraser | Jun 28, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
Most of us suffer from this at times, either on our own account, or indirectly when other people catch the affliction… We find ourselves justifying our involvement in a meeting or project, or making points to show our expertise, or maybe just to show we are...
by DavidFraser | Jun 17, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, Systems
I hadn’t thought of it quite like this before… We’re used to the idea that bigger organisations tend to have more inertia than smaller ones. All other things being equal, it’s harder to turn a supertanker than a speedboat. The thing is, there...
by DavidFraser | Jun 12, 2013 | Personal Mastery, Wisdom
That might seem a strange question, but think about it: Do you resist the learning which comes from your influences? Actually, I think, most of us do. Because influence means change, and change means discomfort for our ego, we tend to push back on ideas that...
by DavidFraser | Jun 9, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Relationship Skills
…everything else doesn’t matter. We know the benefit of clarity well enough: Getting clear about what matters in a relationship of any kind, or any other context, means we can focus our energies in the most effective way. Once we’ve decided what’s most...
by DavidFraser | Jun 3, 2013 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
An organisation wonders if it has a particular problem with stress—more than is typical… I ask whether the employees believe management cares about them, really wondering to what degree that is true. The response “Oh no, we wouldn’t want that” was so striking to...
