by DavidFraser | Jan 7, 2015 | Change, Personal Mastery
We tend to favour consistency. We act in a way that aligns with who we were before. Then everything is nice and tidy. It’s not embarrassing. It might be rather ineffective, or even plain wrong, but it’s not embarrassing to carry on in the same groove. We do all this...
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 10, 2014 | Personal Mastery
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to change things around us; how to change our organisation and the people in it. That’s a lot of work. We tend to encounter resistance and often it takes a great deal of energy to make progress. The reality is… Sometimes...
by DavidFraser | Nov 26, 2014 | Personal Mastery
Or rather, you need to know you don’t know. And you need your team to know you don’t know and want their help. How else can they know they need to look out for missing information? They need to know that you will welcome them saying you might have...
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...
