by DavidFraser | Jan 31, 2014 | Change, Leadership
If not, maybe it’s time you were. As an engineer myself, this has been a difficult transition… You see, engineers don’t really do stories. But I have learned (eventually) that if you want to stimulate change in others, the best way to engage them is...
by DavidFraser | Jan 21, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Relationship Skills
Fear is an inhibitor, for the most part—an inhibitor of evolution and innovation. Sure, sometimes a bit of a fright helps us get moving, but if we’re too scared to take risks, we can’t develop. So… If fear is part of the climate you create, you might...
by DavidFraser | Jan 10, 2014 | Change, Leadership
It’s worth being clear… With a group of people engaged in change, is your commitment to a process or to a specific outcome? If you feel you need to achieve a certain outcome, then fair enough, go for it to the best of your ability: Make your best case; listen...
by DavidFraser | Dec 10, 2013 | Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Relationship Skills
There are so many lessons to draw from Nelson Mandela’s life and example. Here’s three I have… It is possible to change the world (or something less) if it matters enough and there are no limits to the sacrifices we are prepared to make. In other words, to quote...
by DavidFraser | Dec 6, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Systems
People on the outside of an organization have the freedom and perspective to see and articulate what’s going on in the inside. They’re not part of the system; they’re not constrained by the responsibilities of office; they’re not invested in the status quo. If wise,...
by DavidFraser | Nov 15, 2013 | Change, Leadership
You’d imagine that a big difference between the status quo and a desired alternative, the faster change would be. That might be true in a crisis. Might be. The rest of the time it probably isn’t. Strangely perhaps, a small gap between where somebody is at...
