by DavidFraser | Jul 30, 2014 | Learning, Personal Mastery
It’s great to be resourceful in solving problems with what’s available. But that ability carries a hidden danger… We have the option of not dealing the with issue permanently. If you realise you’re improvising the same solution to the same...
by DavidFraser | Jul 28, 2014 | Change, Influence, Relationship Skills
Quite often it’s appropriate, necessary even, to use whatever positional authority we have to get something done. Indeed we probably have a duty to do so. But perhaps there is a cost… Could be we use up some of the goodwill in the relationship and so our...
by DavidFraser | Jul 25, 2014 | Change, Leadership
Running events with large groups of people, attention to detail counts: Getting the room right, making sure the sound system is set up properly (often overlooked by venue owners), people’s individual needs are properly catered for, and a whole host of other...
by DavidFraser | Jul 21, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
Whether to lead or to follow is sometimes a choice we need to make, or so it appears. In fact, just being present may be the best option—not having need of the situation either way. Connect that with something else and it all makes sense… It’s often said that...
by DavidFraser | Jul 14, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
Frequently we face complex problems and it may not be obvious how to solve them. We may need large numbers of people to collaborate to achieve a change in business as usual. Even with sophisticated organisational techniques, it may not be clear at first what...