by DavidFraser | Apr 4, 2012 | Change, Energy, Leadership, Learning, People Magic, Personal Mastery, Systems, Wisdom
We’re pretty used to being clear about what we want, what our vision is—clear enough that if it showed up, we’d recognize it. But what if we can’t get to that straightaway? That’s where “creative tension” comes in. Creative tension is what Peter Senge (author of...
by DavidFraser | Mar 7, 2012 | Energy, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
You celebrate them, of course. If you’re anything like me though, that’s sometimes after a twinge of envy—a brief moment of wishing for a similar success. That’s not the way of personal mastery, of course. There, others’ success is an enabler, a...
by DavidFraser | Mar 1, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
In a word, “no,” not in my map, anyway. It’s tempting to think personal mastery means complete command of a subject or indeed oneself. But that’s an ideal rather than a reality, even for the most accomplished. Rather, mastery means an acceptance of responsibility to...
by DavidFraser | Feb 25, 2012 | Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Organizational Learning, Personal Mastery
I lately set up a new discussion group on LinkedIn called “Personal Mastery for the Inspirational Leader.” You can join the group here. Well, that’s not the while truth. The group began as “Personal Mastery for the Resourceful Leader”...
by DavidFraser | Feb 23, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery
At first sight, mastery seems to imply knowing all there is to know about a subject. Is that ever possible though? Is any subject bounded? Or does every topic just grow and grow as we get to know it? Often it’s resourceful to assume we know nothing in a situation, to...
