by DavidFraser | Jan 26, 2016 | Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
Last couple of years, it seems to have become common for a person or an organisation which has messed up or done something stupid to try and construct what should be an apology with a sentence that begins “I’m really disappointed that I was a xxx yesterday / or did...
by DavidFraser | Aug 31, 2015 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
Transformational leadership i.e. leadership that truly brings out the best in people in a sustainable way requires presence, or rather being present. We need to be involved and connected. On the other hand… Transactional leadership that seeks to manage...
by DavidFraser | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
Whether to lead or to follow is sometimes a choice we need to make, or so it appears. In fact, just being present may be the best option—not having need of the situation either way. Connect that with something else and it all makes sense… It’s often said that...
by DavidFraser | Jun 23, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
We all face these situations… Something difficult needs to be tackled with another person. We think they’ll be sensitive about it—either because they won’t like what we have to say or because something upsetting has happened. And so habitually we...
by DavidFraser | May 10, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Learning, Wisdom
We’re so accustomed to ever-present change and the need to lead ourselves and others through challenging times, we’re inclined to think leadership itself is a changing field. I am anyway, or I was. Actually, of course, it’s really the one constant… I mean...
