by DavidFraser | May 23, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Systems
Which is the best way of running organisations? Answer: Neither. We need both, if we want the best results and an engaged team. Top-down for direction and accountability, bottom-up for energy and resilience and adaptability. We need to keep the two in equilibrium, and...
by DavidFraser | Mar 3, 2014 | Influence, Leadership, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Do “they” want to know what you stand for? Do they want you to be on one side or the other? Much easier for them to deal with you that way; clearer too, I suppose. But wrong, if you actually stand for balance. Hold your ground.
by DavidFraser | Mar 22, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Wisdom
Or you could say, “How congruent?” Let’s focus on the individual first… A congruent person is one whose behaviour is a consistent reflection of their values and beliefs, and their sense of identity. Some of these values and beliefs may be in tension with each...
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 | Nov 7, 2011 | Current Affairs, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
The protestors have achieved a great deal of publicity. Some of them, without intending to, have caused a religious institution (St Paul’s Cathedral in London) to lose its balance (about whose side it’s on), with senior figures resigning. The protestors are...
