by DavidFraser | Jun 11, 2012 | Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
The speaker presents a prescription based on a profound understanding of human beings. That’s the way it seems to me anyway. Some listeners find what’s said challenging, and reject the messages, saying it’s all very “American”. (This scene is in the UK, needless to...
by DavidFraser | Jun 3, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Can you stop the leaks? …or is there a better answer? Authenticity—being real—is the key to powerful connection with others. As human beings, we are highly adept at sensing lack of authenticity. And yet, it’s surprising how many individuals and organizations...
by DavidFraser | May 31, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
The contributors round the table are, in turns, articulate and persuasive in their advocacy of their particular way of looking at the problem and their approach to its solution. After all, their understanding really has helped them solve significant problems in the...
by DavidFraser | May 28, 2012 | Communication, Relationship Skills
Picture this… The tone of voice changes: The “uh-uh”s and “yes”s are still there, but they have a hollow sound to them. The nods of the head are automatic. The gaze is no longer intent. He’s gone. I keep talking a little longer and finish a sentence or two to be...
by DavidFraser | May 24, 2012 | Learning, Organizational Learning, Personal Mastery
“If you are not seeing things properly, you have no hope of any sort of breakthrough,” so wrote Joshua Cooper Ramo in his thought-provoking book “The Age of the Unthinkable”, quoting the Buddhist principle of Right vision: Right intention: Right action (in that...
