by DavidFraser | Jan 30, 2015 | Change, Leadership
They say the way we do anything is the way we do everything. When it comes to leadership and management, we tend to lead and manage in a paradigm dictated by our professional or vocational expertise—our worldview, if you like. For example… Scientists manage...
by DavidFraser | Jan 28, 2015 | Learning, Personal Mastery
Most of the time we focus on answering the question—or trying to. But is it the right question? Are we investing our energies in solving the right problem? In my own (sometimes painful) experience… We’re inclined to spend rather too much time trying to answer a...
by DavidFraser | Jan 27, 2015 | Relationship Skills
Sometimes it’s worth reminding ourselves of our reasons for doing something. Specifically… Why focus on relationship skills, whether in a professional or a personal context? After all, talking about the subject can seem a bit “preachy” if...
by DavidFraser | Jan 23, 2015 | Change, Leadership
The tea is poured. The seating is comfortable. The TV is OK. But the biscuit isn’t wanted. No big deal. It’s set down on the coffee table. The dog barks at the biscuit. The dog is hushed. The dog barks again, louder. The dog is given a bit of the biscuit. Soon, the...
by DavidFraser | Jan 21, 2015 | Personal Mastery
Doing what you have to do today is relatively easy. You have to do it after all. Doing what you don’t have to do today is harder. There’s no urgency: not today, not tomorrow, not even the next day. It’s easy to put it off, especially if the task is a...
