by DavidFraser | Nov 5, 2019 | Business, Change, Leadership
Up and coming managers and leaders need to see the gaps in their approach. In the old saying, what got them where they are today won’t get them where they need to be tomorrow. In fact, they might even need to unlearn some things that have seemed central to their way...
by DavidFraser | Aug 21, 2017 | Business, Leadership, Learning, Relationship Skills
We need to keep learning e.g. about people; and we need to keep doing or delivering e.g. in a business. So which is more important? Delivering perhaps (it’s certainly likely to be more urgent), but what if the delivery is weak because we haven’t yet learned some...
by DavidFraser | Jan 9, 2017 | Business, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
How often do you review your goals (assuming you set some in the first place, of course)? Obviously, it’s traditional to set personal goals at the turn of the year and it’s a good idea. It’s a good time to do it too, because we need a bit of downtime to reflect on...
by DavidFraser | Feb 6, 2015 | Business, Change, Collaboration, Communication, Leadership, Learning, Relationship Skills
We don’t have all the answers. That’s true whether we’re on the outside of the issue looking in or on the inside looking out. The leadership team knows its business, whereas the change agent knows something useful the insiders don’t currently...
by DavidFraser | Dec 22, 2014 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
There’s no such thing as the right question, of course, but some enquiries contribute more to moving things on than others. It’s worth thinking about… What’s your intention when you ask a question – helping things along in the direction...
by DavidFraser | Nov 17, 2014 | Business, Collaboration, Communication, Inspiration, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
… unless you’re sure you’ve provided effective leadership. If you’re looking for the people who work for you to be self-motivated and highly productive, you can’t sensibly begin to assess whether they are or not, unless or until you’re sure you’ve provided good...
