by DavidFraser | Nov 1, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Wisdom
Personally, I’m very much in favour of going to the source, and seeking out others’ experience, especially when their achievements are significant. It seems to me they’re worth paying attention to and I take some convincing we know better than they do. I value today’s...
by DavidFraser | Oct 25, 2013 | Change, Leadership
It’s very easy to make this mistake… When advocating a change or something new, it’s very easy to miss out that part of the status quo that is also needed. We’re so familiar—unconsciously familiar—with the way things are at the moment that we’re liable to forget...
by DavidFraser | Sep 27, 2013 | Change, Learning, Personal Mastery
Be careful you don’t get in this situation… You’ve said you have a capability in such and such. It turns out you actually aren’t very good at it. You could get help. But you can’t accept help because you’ve said you can do whatever it is. Then you’re really...
by DavidFraser | Aug 30, 2013 | Change, Leadership
We see it time and again… Some intriguing new information is rejected by the established order. This story is told in all sorts of contexts. I’m sure you can think of many… Something happens that suggests a radical approach to a familiar problem might lead...
by DavidFraser | Aug 23, 2013 | Change, Leadership
It’s good to focus—in fact, essential if we want to be effective and get something done. Agreed. But sometimes we need to focus on the whole, not just a part. And that’s often our problem. We narrow our vision to something we think we can work on; something we...
by DavidFraser | Aug 9, 2013 | Business, Change, Leadership, Marketing
Maybe there’s something we’re missing… It’s healthy to believe we can replicate others’ success in leading change, or in achieving business results. We can, and the approach is a good one. But there is something we need to remember…...
