by DavidFraser | Jan 20, 2013 | Learning, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
In fact, it probably is. We tend to dismiss new input which doesn’t fit with our view of things, simply because it doesn’t feel right. Our unconscious tells us something is “off”. “Intuitively” we know something else to be true. Or...
by DavidFraser | Dec 31, 2012 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
If you’re setting your goals for the coming year and beyond, you might find it helps to consider who you are going to be as well as what you are going to do, or how exactly you are going to be present to other people. At first sight, you might say, “well, of course,...
by DavidFraser | Dec 11, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Wisdom
We’re at a gathering of professionals… Some present find some of the language challenging. It doesn’t fit with their culture. They would like some of the words to be changed. They want met at their map of the world… Make what you’re saying fit our...
by DavidFraser | Nov 26, 2012 | Learning, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Some participants make sure their contributions to the meeting add something to the main thread of the dialogue. You can tell they are mindful of the main direction of the subject at hand, and see it as bigger than any of them individually. They know how to nurture...
by DavidFraser | Nov 16, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Organizational Learning, Wisdom
It comes as a bit of a jolt: What you thought was something which was true everywhere—that always applied—turns out to be just part of your map, a piece of your programming, in fact. It’s a healthy shock, of course, and one I’ve got more used to—enough to be more...
by DavidFraser | Nov 9, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Organizations, Wisdom
Is everyone playing the same piece? Are they even in the same hall? Assuming, yes, then how unified is the performance? Ok, the comparison is not entirely valid, because an organization needs to evolve, so some players need to be trying out new things, and new...
