by DavidFraser | Nov 16, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Organizational Learning, Wisdom
It comes as a bit of a jolt: What you thought was something which was true everywhere—that always applied—turns out to be just part of your map, a piece of your programming, in fact. It’s a healthy shock, of course, and one I’ve got more used to—enough to be more...
by DavidFraser | Nov 14, 2012 | Learning, Personal Mastery
Helping some clients visualize the next 12 months of their business (and so increase the likelihood of it happening), it’s interesting to notice that these young business people haven’t learned to be resistant to learning. Not having ever had experience of...
by DavidFraser | Nov 12, 2012 | Leadership, Organizations, Relationship Skills
Strategic coherence: Some organizations have it, others not so much. In those that do, it’s easier to get things done across functions, across the ubiquitous silos, because everyone’s already pointing in something like the same direction. Where there’s...
by DavidFraser | Nov 9, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Organizations, Wisdom
Is everyone playing the same piece? Are they even in the same hall? Assuming, yes, then how unified is the performance? Ok, the comparison is not entirely valid, because an organization needs to evolve, so some players need to be trying out new things, and new...
by DavidFraser | Nov 7, 2012 | Personal Mastery, Wisdom
The lady behind the reception desk said “I’m sorry, but the pool closes at six o’clock on a Monday” She must have made a mistake… “Are you sure? The website says it’s open.” She confirms the pool is definitely closed. I’m for blaming something, so I say…...
