by DavidFraser | Feb 23, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery
At first sight, mastery seems to imply knowing all there is to know about a subject. Is that ever possible though? Is any subject bounded? Or does every topic just grow and grow as we get to know it? Often it’s resourceful to assume we know nothing in a situation, to...
by DavidFraser | Feb 22, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Relationship Skills
We all belong to clusters of people with something in common: values, beliefs, aims, norms of behavior, and more. We could call these clusters “tribes,” and in fact, we belong to lots of them—families, friendship groups, workplaces, supporters of teams, members of...
by DavidFraser | Feb 13, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Uncategorized, Wisdom
He’s looking in the wrong place… The young man before us insists a particular role will help his career. He’s frustrated that employers don’t see it that way. He goes over his qualifications and experience again. The thing is… What’s holding him back is...
by DavidFraser | Feb 6, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
We’re familiar with the phrase “walking the talk”—acting in accordance with what we say, being genuine and congruent—which is a vital part of relating effectively to other people. Sometimes we might be accused of not walking the talk. I certainly have been. Our first...
by DavidFraser | Jan 30, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Vic Conant, owner of Nightingale Conant Corporation, producer of audio learning programs and more, rarely goes in front of the microphone. One time he did, one of the most striking things he said was how some people would dismiss the learning from a wise source...
