by DavidFraser | Nov 9, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Organizations, Wisdom
Is everyone playing the same piece? Are they even in the same hall? Assuming, yes, then how unified is the performance? Ok, the comparison is not entirely valid, because an organization needs to evolve, so some players need to be trying out new things, and new...
by DavidFraser | Nov 7, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Wisdom
The lady behind the reception desk said “I’m sorry, but the pool closes at six o’clock on a Monday” She must have made a mistake… “Are you sure? The website says it’s open.” She confirms the pool is definitely closed. I’m for blaming something, so I say…...
by DavidFraser | Nov 5, 2012 | Relationship Skills, World Affairs
Leaving aside the politics, and the relative merit of either presidential candidate… Mitt Romney made an interesting comment—interesting in the context of the theme here: “I learned as the Governor of Massachusetts that the best achievements are shared...
by DavidFraser | Nov 2, 2012 | Change, Current Affairs, Organizations
Somebody said—I can’t remember who—if you want to understand organizations, try changing them. That’s a good insight, in my opinion. Certainly it’s my experience that making changes to organizations reveals all the mechanisms by which they really work. We can go a...
by DavidFraser | Oct 31, 2012 | Change, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
Sometimes coaching or consultancy clients comment on the depth of the work we are doing, the suggestion being that they find it unusual to be operating beneath the everyday. But the thing is… Unless we seek to understand our world at a fundamental, first...
