by DavidFraser | Jan 9, 2015 | Change, Leadership
We tend to be most comfortable working in the centre ground of our expertise—where we’re really pretty sure of our ground. Actually… That may not be what’s most useful to people, or to us. That may not be where we make the most difference, or learnt the most....
by DavidFraser | Jan 7, 2015 | Change, Personal Mastery
We tend to favour consistency. We act in a way that aligns with who we were before. Then everything is nice and tidy. It’s not embarrassing. It might be rather ineffective, or even plain wrong, but it’s not embarrassing to carry on in the same groove. We do all this...
by DavidFraser | Jan 5, 2015 | Change, Relationship Skills
We know new insights come to us when we look at things afresh. But it’s remarkably difficult to do that properly. Our minds get very comfortable with a particular way of looking at things, and of looking at people. That’s my experience anyway… Just...
by DavidFraser | Dec 22, 2014 | Business, Communication, Leadership, Organizational Development, Organizational Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
There’s no such thing as the right question, of course, but some enquiries contribute more to moving things on than others. It’s worth thinking about… What’s your intention when you ask a question – helping things along in the direction...
by DavidFraser | Dec 17, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
You created everything around you. (You are the person with authority and influence, after all.) If you don’t like it, either you’ve not led very well, or you’re not actually the leader. Which is it?
