by DavidFraser | Feb 13, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Relationship Skills
Like it or not, we find it hard to engage with dry, factual, objective communication. We need the information, of course, but nevertheless we find a “thesis” hard to access and to assimilate. Instead, even though we know we maybe shouldn’t, we find it easier to...
by DavidFraser | Jan 16, 2017 | Communication, Leadership, Relationship Skills
Sometimes we wonder whether we should say something or not, probably because it’s sensitive in some way. I’ve always reckoned that if we’re unsure whether to take a particular action or not, we should do the positive thing i.e. take the option that...
by DavidFraser | Mar 16, 2015 | Communication, Leadership, Relationship Skills
We don’t challenge what we say ourselves. (Not unless we’re like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings anyway.) OK, we might be conflicted about some subject of concern to us, and have some inner tension around that, but on the whole, we don’t reject the...
by DavidFraser | Apr 10, 2012 | Change, Communication, Leadership, Learning, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
Progress on anything challenging typically needs a balance of head and heart perspectives; some emotional intelligence alongside the logic and rationale of the numbers and the processes. Neither on their own will be sufficient. But where to start? Where to meet the...
by DavidFraser | Dec 7, 2011 | Communication, Energy, Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
We’re in almost complete silence. The background noise level is very low. We hear a little noise from outside, but not much. The winter sun streams in from the large windows. Everyone is aware of everyone else. Nothing is said. Nothing needs to be said....
