by DavidFraser | Feb 8, 2016 | Leadership, Learning, Relationship Skills, Special Needs
It’s a funny thing… Sometimes we need to aim for less, to get more. In leadership and management, it’s tempting to demand a great deal from another person in the hope of getting some of it. Actually, we risk getting none at all if they are...
by DavidFraser | Jan 26, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Last couple of years, it seems to have become common for a person or an organisation which has messed up or done something stupid to try and construct what should be an apology with a sentence that begins “I’m really disappointed that I was a xxx yesterday / or did...
by DavidFraser | Jan 18, 2016 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
If we’re not to stand still, or worse, go backwards, we obviously need to keep developing: We need to progress. That means change. Now, will our existing contacts welcome that change? Some will, some won’t, presumably. No doubt, most are supportive, and...
by DavidFraser | Nov 30, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Scotland, Wisdom
Sir Brian Souter, highly successful co-founder of the Stagecoach bus group and always an entertaining speaker, made the front page of the Scottish broadsheet newspaper “The Herald” on Saturday with his conference comment that “too many large companies are run by...
by DavidFraser | Nov 27, 2015 | Change, Leadership
Just because you can tell someone what to do doesn’t mean you should, or that it’s the best option. In most situations, probably, you’ll be right—the one in the know, the one with the insight to see the correct course of action, the one with the relevant experience....
