by DavidFraser | Oct 28, 2013 | Learning, Relationship Skills
Funny how new perspectives come up when you least expect it, like when chatting with a new contact… I’ve often explained “relationship mastery” (the subject and title of my book) as taking an attitude of continual learning about interpersonal relationship...
by DavidFraser | Jul 8, 2012 | Communication, Inspiration, People Magic, Relationship Skills
He says that type of equipment “doesn’t cut it.” So we ask “what’s wrong with that type of equipment?” The open question prompts him to expand on the problems. (Notice we didn’t ask why. More on that key piece below.) But we soon realize we can do better. We’re...
by DavidFraser | May 11, 2012 | Relationship Skills
In three words—system and structure—though that’s perhaps not for everyone. My apparent shift from engineering to relationships seems to fascinate. The typical introduction goes like this: “He is an engineer by profession but/however/though/and (delete according to...
by DavidFraser | Apr 30, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Relationship skills are sometimes seen as a subject for members of the younger generation—as if their need is the greater and older colleagues already know what they need to know. But it isn’t necessarily so. Sure, experienced people are more skilled in professional...
by DavidFraser | Feb 22, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Relationship Skills
We all belong to clusters of people with something in common: values, beliefs, aims, norms of behavior, and more. We could call these clusters “tribes,” and in fact, we belong to lots of them—families, friendship groups, workplaces, supporters of teams, members of...
