by DavidFraser | Mar 7, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Systems
W. Edwards Deming said “Help must come from outside because a system is not capable of understanding itself.” In other words, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. This is true whether we’re talking about a single person or an organisation...
by DavidFraser | Mar 5, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery
If we decide, for whatever reason, to be interested in detail rather than the big picture, for example, or possibilities rather than procedures, and we find that that (unconscious) choice works for us, then we’re likely to do more of it—without really thinking,...
by DavidFraser | Mar 3, 2014 | Influence, Leadership, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Do “they” want to know what you stand for? Do they want you to be on one side or the other? Much easier for them to deal with you that way; clearer too, I suppose. But wrong, if you actually stand for balance. Hold your ground.
