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 | Sep 24, 2012 | Energy, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
People interacting with one another have sensory experiences involving images, sounds and feelings. Yet we’re often tempted to reach for analytical models; to turn the flesh and blood experience into an intellectual exercise and try to manage relationships at that...
by DavidFraser | Sep 17, 2012 | Inspiration, Leadership, Relationship Skills
Author and speaker Sonia Choquette give a fabulous demonstration of giving yourself permission to be yourself and do essentially anything on stage. The 700 or so people present respond wholeheartedly. In fact, the more Sonia is herself, the more the audience responds....
by DavidFraser | Sep 3, 2012 | Change, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
He visibly changed in front of our eyes… From a barely there, fidgeting, rather evasive character, he became a solid, three-dimensional, distinctly present person with solid eye contact and a strong voice to match. What made the difference? Thinking of a...
by DavidFraser | Aug 27, 2012 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
In some relationships, being demanding is (arguably) required to achieve the highest performance—for a coach with an athlete, for a leader with a team, or for a customer with a supplier. A little discomfort may be needed for the greatest achievement. Deliver the...
by DavidFraser | Aug 20, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Some prefer an adversarial approach to doing business. They think they’ll do better if they have more room to maneuver at arms length; more opportunity to a present favorable message if they withhold information; more opportunity to attack and defend. Sometimes both...
