by DavidFraser | May 4, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Systems
If you’re on the inside, it can be hard to stimulate change in the wider system because although you have some explicit authority, you’re constrained by your stakeholders’ expectations. We can’t really look to you to show the way on a wider...
by DavidFraser | May 1, 2013 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Do those with the most humility have the most influence? Or is vocalising knowledge and expertise an essential part of gaining the attention required to make a difference? Often it seems that those who have learned the most have the least need to speak, whilst others...
by DavidFraser | Oct 3, 2011 | Current Affairs, Leadership, Organizations, Relationship Skills, World Affairs
As do we all. Did you hear the surprise? If the world wide web could gasp, you would have heard it from mid-ocean. A city trader said candidly that he hoped for another recession because he could make a lot of money from one. Various commentators then rather missed...
by DavidFraser | Jan 12, 2011 | Current Affairs, Organizations, Relationship Skills
A mistake we sometimes make is expecting people to act in a way that isn’t aligned with their interests. They won’t do that. Not ever. You hear people saying things like, “They should do such and such”. What they really mean is, “It would suit me very well if they...
by DavidFraser | Dec 7, 2010 | Inspiration, Relationship Skills, World Affairs
Aung San Suu Kyi’s continues to attract great affection, support and interest both within and beyond Burma. What The Economist (Nov 20th, 2010) describes “as the abiding affection and respect Miss Suu Kyi commands” is due not least to “her grace, courage and good...
