by DavidFraser | May 30, 2014 | Change, Innovation
Thought-provoking experience recently… Organisation declines to do something new because success is not guaranteed—yes, guaranteed. To be fair… If you set-up a service to deliver or support innovation and growth, then how do you get paid if the innovation...
by DavidFraser | May 26, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
There something appealing about a person who is clear about what they’re good at and what they’re not so good at. For example… Watching a film of David Ogilvy, sometimes referred to as “the Father of Advertising,” it’s striking how...
by DavidFraser | May 23, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Systems
Which is the best way of running organisations? Answer: Neither. We need both, if we want the best results and an engaged team. Top-down for direction and accountability, bottom-up for energy and resilience and adaptability. We need to keep the two in equilibrium, and...
by DavidFraser | May 20, 2014 | Change, Leadership, Relationship Skills
You might be. Or you might be pushing away the very people you hope to attract. You see… It’s all very well setting an intention about what or who we want—and we do need to do that—but we also need to shed those pieces of ourselves that aren’t consistent with...
by DavidFraser | May 14, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Mastery
The studies show that having written goals makes all the difference to what we achieve, and the more we have to lead ourselves, the more that is probably true. But how exactly do you write them down? For years, I’ve just made a list with some dates—several pages...
