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 1, 2014 | Relationship Skills
In what’s been said about the tragic death of Australian cricketer, Philip Hughes, the word “love” is prominent. Captain Michael Clarke, for example, wrote “I will love you forever” and many others referred to caring in the same way, both about the man and their...
by DavidFraser | Apr 2, 2014 | Personal Mastery
… our first thought might be to push back. If someone treats us as a resource to be drawn upon; as someone they can “unload” with; as a person who will always have resilience for them, it can be a load to carry, of course, but it’s also a compliment. It means...
by DavidFraser | Aug 22, 2011 | Collaboration, Current Affairs, Leadership, Relationship Skills
When the going gets tough, when markets contract, when budgets decline, when promotion is rare, our instinctive response is to retreat and defend what we have. Parts of our brain that kept us alive in a more dangerous world respond vigorously to the threats we...
by DavidFraser | Dec 7, 2010 | Inspiration, Relationship Skills
“A steel wire is strong because it is flexible; a glass rod is rigid but may shatter.” Aung San Suu Kyi has been criticised alternately for being too flexible and too rigid, but her continuing appeal and influence suggests she has the balance right. She has not...
