by DavidFraser | Jan 7, 2019 | Change, Leadership
…especially significant ones we care about. Last year, I allowed too much of my capacity, especially my reading capacity, to be taken up following the news—hoping for some signs of sense prevailing, especially in Britain and America, frankly. Sense in these contexts...
by DavidFraser | May 20, 2016 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizations, Systems
It’s a curious thing… People can be remarkably resistant to help: I suppose we all are, depending on the subject. “Help” can take us into painful contemplation, addressing issues that we might prefer to avoid—or at least put off to another time. Perhaps that’s...
by DavidFraser | May 1, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Systems
We need to get people’s attention from time to time… We may well need them to accommodate what we need done, or what they need to do to give effect to what we’re offering them. If we expect them to drop everything though, it probably isn’t going to happen. I’ve...
by DavidFraser | Apr 3, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Systems
Unlike management, which doesn’t really spread from person to person, leadership is contagious. If one person is an effective and energetic leader, those around them are likely to pick up some of the traits too. Management authority has to be arranged and people...
by DavidFraser | Feb 20, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Wisdom
Traditionally, we said “at the pace of the slowest man.” Nowadays, we’d say “person,” of course. In times of change, is that really right? Do we need to go at the speed of the team as a whole? Change does take time. We can accelerate it by providing suitable...
