by DavidFraser | Feb 13, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Uncategorized, Wisdom
He’s looking in the wrong place… The young man before us insists a particular role will help his career. He’s frustrated that employers don’t see it that way. He goes over his qualifications and experience again. The thing is… What’s holding him back is...
by DavidFraser | Nov 2, 2011 | Leadership, Organizations, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
The email Inbox just gets bigger. The paper in-tray still stacks up dauntingly too. And that’s not to mention all the other channels: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Skype text chat, SMS messages on mobile/cell phones, and StumbleUpon to mention only some. Oh I nearly...
by DavidFraser | Oct 24, 2011 | Collaboration, Leadership, Organizational Learning, Organizations, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
One inevitably leads to the other, or should… Mark is fighting his corner well. Back and forth goes the debate. Mark concedes little. He comes away with most of what he wants. All are tired out and the other side have doubts about engaging with him again. Even...
by DavidFraser | Oct 17, 2011 | Leadership, Organizations, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, World Affairs
How do we benefit from playing or watching competitive sport? Clearly there are health and fitness benefits from active participation, but what about the social benefits of a game? The behavior of some of the followers of some sports might seem to preclude any social...
by DavidFraser | Oct 3, 2011 | Current Affairs, Leadership, Organizations, Relationship Skills, World Affairs
As do we all. Did you hear the surprise? If the world wide web could gasp, you would have heard it from mid-ocean. A city trader said candidly that he hoped for another recession because he could make a lot of money from one. Various commentators then rather missed...
by DavidFraser | Sep 28, 2011 | Leadership, Organizations, Relationship Skills
The onlookers hold their breath… Frank has worked in the organization for years. He’s just queried the young, new manager’s request to undertake a task in a particular way. Frank doesn’t think it’s the most effective approach. In fact, he doubts it’ll work at...
