by DavidFraser | Jan 23, 2015 | Change, Leadership
The tea is poured. The seating is comfortable. The TV is OK. But the biscuit isn’t wanted. No big deal. It’s set down on the coffee table. The dog barks at the biscuit. The dog is hushed. The dog barks again, louder. The dog is given a bit of the biscuit. Soon, the...
by DavidFraser | Jan 19, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Relationship Skills
It all depends on your perspective of course… Who’s at arms length from who? We might feel more secure keeping uncomfortable (but needed) influences at arm’s length. The thing is… It’s tempting to keep people at that distance; to not let...
by DavidFraser | Jan 9, 2015 | Change, Leadership
We tend to be most comfortable working in the centre ground of our expertise—where we’re really pretty sure of our ground. Actually… That may not be what’s most useful to people, or to us. That may not be where we make the most difference, or learnt the most....
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 | Dec 17, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
You created everything around you. (You are the person with authority and influence, after all.) If you don’t like it, either you’ve not led very well, or you’re not actually the leader. Which is it?
by DavidFraser | Dec 12, 2014 | Change, Leadership
Working with leadership teams, it’s usually the boss who has the most to think about and the most change work to do. They are the main driving force in the company after all. But as well as that… Sometimes there’s someone in the team or the group who, for...
