by DavidFraser | Mar 25, 2013 | Change, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
We don’t laugh at the majority, because the majority has power. And we don’t laugh at power, because it’s dangerous. It might throw us out. But we do laugh at minorities, because minorities are weak. And we do laugh at weakness because it’s...
by DavidFraser | Mar 17, 2013 | Organizations, Project management, Relationship Skills
It’s likely you’ll have an immediate response to that question. But is it actually so simple? And is your response the same as everyone else’s? From the opposite perspective, we could equally ask, “Does a close relationship help or hinder cost-effective procurement?”...
by DavidFraser | Mar 10, 2013 | Change, Relationship Skills
Probably, yes. It seems we’re conditioned to expect complicated answers to problems. And yet, when it comes to issues relating to other people, it’s often the simple things that make the difference—sometimes so simple they seem hard to get hold of at all, almost not...
by DavidFraser | Feb 25, 2013 | Learning, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
It’s a funny thing… Socially, it seems to be expected that we behave as if everyone knows what they need to know; that they are not learning anything further; that they are complete. And yet… We’re learning all the time: How to deal with new situations,...
by DavidFraser | Feb 11, 2013 | Autism, Relationship Skills, Special Needs
Sometimes dealing with the extremes brings the mainstream into sharp focus… I’m watching an interview with the creator of a well-known intervention program for children with Autism. As he puts it, such children find “our” world a bewildering...
by DavidFraser | Jan 30, 2013 | Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Systems, Wisdom, World Affairs
Given the large scale challenges facing the world, it’s tempting to get on a mission of changing the whole system, thinking that’s the only way we can make progress. Trouble is… Pick any major issue you like and it’s easy to show that the system which determines...
