by DavidFraser | May 14, 2013 | Relationship Skills, Wisdom
In relating to other people, time can be an ally, if we use it right. It’s more usual just to react to what happens in the present, transacting back and forth, hoping to make progress in the direction we want to go in, all in the here and now. We want to solve it this...
by DavidFraser | May 6, 2013 | Communication, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
There something about train fares… We seem to have a remarkable ability to get worked up about relatively modest amounts of money when it comes to train fares. If our request for a reduced fare is turned down (for legitimate reasons, of course, though we don’t...
by DavidFraser | May 1, 2013 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Do those with the most humility have the most influence? Or is vocalising knowledge and expertise an essential part of gaining the attention required to make a difference? Often it seems that those who have learned the most have the least need to speak, whilst others...
by DavidFraser | Apr 29, 2013 | Communication, Leadership, Relationship Skills
The conversation seems to go round in circles. Actually, it would be more accurate to say it meanders all over the place. The participants do seem to be talking about one subject though. After all, they’re using the same words. But they’re not talking about the same...
by DavidFraser | Apr 22, 2013 | Leadership, Learning, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Most of us have been brought up to seek precision; to look for clarity; the one right answer. So it seems natural to be uncomfortable with ambiguity. And yet… Sometimes ambiguity is our friend. It helps keep people together and, oddly enough, things on track. It...
by DavidFraser | Apr 8, 2013 | Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
During a workshop recently, I asked for observations on the learning exercise we’d just done. Two people spoke up almost in unison, except that what they said was very different… “It’s amazing how different people are,” said one. “It’s amazing how much we’re all...
