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...
by DavidFraser | Oct 15, 2012 | Communication, People Magic, Relationship Skills
If you state you’re withholding information, you create a barrier between yourself and the people you are with. You break the connection. If you must have secrets, keep even that a secret. Of course, you must respect confidences, and not share what you’re not meant to...
by DavidFraser | Jul 8, 2012 | Communication, Inspiration, People Magic, Relationship Skills
He says that type of equipment “doesn’t cut it.” So we ask “what’s wrong with that type of equipment?” The open question prompts him to expand on the problems. (Notice we didn’t ask why. More on that key piece below.) But we soon realize we can do better. We’re...
by DavidFraser | Jun 17, 2012 | Communication, Leadership, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
The host pokes a little fun at the participants. It’s part of an elaborate pattern, you might even say a ritual, in some ways intended to lighten the mood. Trouble is, those at the receiving end feel a little intimidated and may think twice about contributing to the...
by DavidFraser | Apr 23, 2012 | Current Affairs, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
(Occasioned by a certain politician failing to see the funny side of the routine humor dispensed on its cover by a well-known current affairs magazine.) What do we do when someone attempts a joke at our expense? Fight back or just shrug it off? The choice we make says...
by DavidFraser | Apr 10, 2012 | Change, Communication, Leadership, Learning, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
Progress on anything challenging typically needs a balance of head and heart perspectives; some emotional intelligence alongside the logic and rationale of the numbers and the processes. Neither on their own will be sufficient. But where to start? Where to meet the...
