by DavidFraser | Aug 22, 2011 | Collaboration, Current Affairs, Leadership, Relationship Skills
When the going gets tough, when markets contract, when budgets decline, when promotion is rare, our instinctive response is to retreat and defend what we have. Parts of our brain that kept us alive in a more dangerous world respond vigorously to the threats we...
by DavidFraser | Aug 15, 2011 | Organizations, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
“Isn’t it just the human condition?” my friend remarked. We were discussing the difficulty of getting organizations to understand the problems they face and our reluctance as leaders to accept that we may be causing our own difficulties. “Yes” I replied, welcoming the...
by DavidFraser | Jul 11, 2011 | Change, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Carol still applies for senior jobs that come up, but she’s lost count of the interviews she’s been to over the years only to be disappointed. She doesn’t tell her family anymore when she’s in the running for a new position. They can tell though. Carol’s...
by DavidFraser | Jul 8, 2011 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
To grow, we need to step out of our comfort zone; to accept we don’t know everything; to take a risk. We’re familiar with that. But had it occurred to you that sometimes we may hold back because our actions, or intended actions are a frightening thought...
by DavidFraser | Jul 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
The silence in the room is profound. Joe sits out front with the coach who’s running the workshop. No-one moves as Joe processes the question he’s just been asked; the question that will resolve the issue he expressed. The silence seems endless, as we wait for Joe to...
