by DavidFraser | Jun 13, 2016 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
It’s remarkable how often this comes up as a theme: the challenge of getting a group of people on board with a course of action. Our natural inclination is often that the hard task in a situation is working out what to do and the easy bit is taking other people...
by DavidFraser | Jun 8, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
It’s seem slightly paradoxical, doesn’t it? If we put our big goal out of our mind and just focus on getting small things done, it’s easier to take those minor steps—to do the mundane. And so we make more progress towards our main objective. The...
by DavidFraser | Jun 6, 2016 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
The processes of selling are well-known, though, of course, what’s most effective and appropriate varies from context to context. And there’s always room to get better at it. An important question is whether it’s entirely open to a leader with more rounded...
by DavidFraser | Jun 3, 2016 | Change, Leadership, Learning, Systems
It’s surprising what a difference it makes, thinking over our experiences and learning. You’d imagine that if we put all that stuff into our heads the process would be automatic after that—that we could rely on our brains to process everything comprehensively; to form...
by DavidFraser | Jun 1, 2016 | Personal Mastery
We often invest a considerable amount of time learning about a new skill or way of thinking. We might read a book, for instance. But then we tend to fail to go that little bit further that would bring us a real return on our investment of time and effort: We...