by DavidFraser | Jan 30, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Vic Conant, owner of Nightingale Conant Corporation, producer of audio learning programs and more, rarely goes in front of the microphone. One time he did, one of the most striking things he said was how some people would dismiss the learning from a wise source...
by DavidFraser | Jan 27, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Joe is angry. He wants change. He cites all the things he doesn’t like about what the other guy is doing… and what he doesn’t like about the other guy, period. He wants upheaval. It’s a sustained attack. It seems overwhelming. Surely one of his points will hit...
by DavidFraser | Jan 10, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Wisdom
You notice it immediately. The meeting’s hardly started before you realise it’s all going to be facts and figures; all logical and analytical—nothing from the heart at all. I can spot this behavior well because it used to be mine. It took me years since it was first...
by DavidFraser | Jul 11, 2011 | Change, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Carol still applies for senior jobs that come up, but she’s lost count of the interviews she’s been to over the years only to be disappointed. She doesn’t tell her family anymore when she’s in the running for a new position. They can tell though. Carol’s...
by DavidFraser | Jul 8, 2011 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
To grow, we need to step out of our comfort zone; to accept we don’t know everything; to take a risk. We’re familiar with that. But had it occurred to you that sometimes we may hold back because our actions, or intended actions are a frightening thought...
