by DavidFraser | Dec 15, 2014 | Relationship Skills
It’s surprising, in a way, how little we know of our own power—our power to impact on other people. We tend not to realise just how impactful we can be. We say things with full force when actually something more measured would meet less resistance, cause less hurt,...
by DavidFraser | Dec 12, 2014 | Change, Leadership
Working with leadership teams, it’s usually the boss who has the most to think about and the most change work to do. They are the main driving force in the company after all. But as well as that… Sometimes there’s someone in the team or the group who, for...
by DavidFraser | Dec 10, 2014 | Personal Mastery
We spend a lot of time thinking about how to change things around us; how to change our organisation and the people in it. That’s a lot of work. We tend to encounter resistance and often it takes a great deal of energy to make progress. The reality is… Sometimes...
by DavidFraser | Dec 8, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
It’s management. They say the best leaders are the ones who develop the most leaders, not the most followers. If we want to lead—as opposed to manage—we mustn’t control everything, because then there’s no opportunity for others to exercise their initiative and grow...
by DavidFraser | Dec 5, 2014 | Change, Leadership
I often see business owners and managers struggling to secure reasonable performance from certain of their employees – one or two members of staff who, for some reason, aren’t effective. Cases where it’s not a skills issue, more of an attitude...
