by DavidFraser | Dec 10, 2013 | Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Relationship Skills
There are so many lessons to draw from Nelson Mandela’s life and example. Here’s three I have… It is possible to change the world (or something less) if it matters enough and there are no limits to the sacrifices we are prepared to make. In other words, to quote...
by DavidFraser | Dec 3, 2013 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
For some time I have been puzzled about this… When is it best to seek to lead and when is it best to follow? That’s an important choice to make in any situation, or so it appears. But here’s the thing… When people are really “in the zone” together, for...
by DavidFraser | Nov 12, 2013 | Leadership, Organizational Learning, Relationship Skills
We all have assumptions—beliefs about the world. We hold them pretty tight usually. We act in accordance with these beliefs, often rather unaware we’re doing so. Indeed, they tend to become part of who we are. The result is our sense of identity gets tied up with our...
by DavidFraser | Nov 3, 2013 | Learning, Relationship Skills
We all have them—those people in our lives we struggle to deal with effectively. And if we find a solution with one, we can be pretty sure there’ll be another along in a minute. It’s tempting to deal with these “difficult” people, or at least the ones we experience as...
by DavidFraser | Oct 28, 2013 | Learning, Relationship Skills
Funny how new perspectives come up when you least expect it, like when chatting with a new contact… I’ve often explained “relationship mastery” (the subject and title of my book) as taking an attitude of continual learning about interpersonal relationship...
by DavidFraser | Oct 23, 2013 | Relationship Skills, Systems
We’re brought up on the principle of democracy—one person, one vote. We’re also brought up on the importance of knowledge: “If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance” (to paraphrase Derek Bok). But what about when these two meet in opposition? What should...
