by DavidFraser | Dec 23, 2012 | Communication, Relationship Skills
In conversation, we commonly think the quality of a question is judged by the information gained and its usefulness to the questioner. But maybe that isn’t right… Perhaps the quality of a question really depends on how the person of whom it is asked works with...
by DavidFraser | Dec 11, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Wisdom
We’re at a gathering of professionals… Some present find some of the language challenging. It doesn’t fit with their culture. They would like some of the words to be changed. They want met at their map of the world… Make what you’re saying fit our...
by DavidFraser | Nov 29, 2012 | Learning, Personal Mastery
Some of what we learn causes us to feel different physically. It’s profound enough that something changes for us psychosomatically—our different thoughts influence our body enough that we notice the difference. We get a feedback that something has changed for the...
by DavidFraser | Nov 26, 2012 | Learning, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Some participants make sure their contributions to the meeting add something to the main thread of the dialogue. You can tell they are mindful of the main direction of the subject at hand, and see it as bigger than any of them individually. They know how to nurture...
by DavidFraser | Nov 23, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery
They have something to say so they say it, whether it takes the theme forward or not. Sometimes what they say is a distraction sapping energy from the main flow of the dialogue. Eventually progress slows as momentum is lost and participants get tired. A key role of...
