by DavidFraser | Aug 27, 2012 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
In some relationships, being demanding is (arguably) required to achieve the highest performance—for a coach with an athlete, for a leader with a team, or for a customer with a supplier. A little discomfort may be needed for the greatest achievement. Deliver the...
by DavidFraser | Aug 20, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Some prefer an adversarial approach to doing business. They think they’ll do better if they have more room to maneuver at arms length; more opportunity to a present favorable message if they withhold information; more opportunity to attack and defend. Sometimes both...
by DavidFraser | Aug 10, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
Watching interviews with Gold Medal winners and other Olympic high performers, it’s striking how most of them seem thoroughly pleasant and even ordinary people – very far from the sometime stereotype of winner as warrior. In short, they are profoundly...
