by DavidFraser | Mar 31, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Relationship Skills
… that we probably need to keep some of the existing order too. In our conviction that something different is needed, it’s easy to fall into the trap of advocating wholesale adoption of the new, whilst completely disregarding the merits of the old....
by DavidFraser | Mar 28, 2014 | Change, Leadership
Which is more important? That’s a serious question. Maybe it is more important to be in control of your business; for everything to be predictable. It could be. On the other hand, it might be more important to do what you now know to be right. After all, you...
by DavidFraser | Mar 26, 2014 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery
It’s remarkable really, how hard we work to stop others helping us. Why is that? Is it because the help is clearly rubbish? Is it because the help doesn’t actually apply to us? Is it because the time isn’t right? Or is it that we’re comfortable...
by DavidFraser | Mar 24, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
It’s good to be accommodating. It helps make a reality of collaboration and getting a group of people working together. Sometimes though… We need to be demanding. Some roles involve directing an organisation on behalf of stakeholders of one kind and...
by DavidFraser | Mar 21, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Systems
The Swiss cheese model is central to thinking about systemic failure. The idea is that each potential factor, which, when combined, could create a condition in which an accident could occur, is like a slice of a Swiss cheese with holes in it. All the factors are...
