by DavidFraser | Mar 1, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Wisdom
In a word, “no,” not in my map, anyway. It’s tempting to think personal mastery means complete command of a subject or indeed oneself. But that’s an ideal rather than a reality, even for the most accomplished. Rather, mastery means an acceptance of responsibility to...
by DavidFraser | Feb 25, 2012 | Change, Inspiration, Leadership, Organizational Learning, Personal Mastery
I lately set up a new discussion group on LinkedIn called “Personal Mastery for the Inspirational Leader.” You can join the group here. Well, that’s not the while truth. The group began as “Personal Mastery for the Resourceful Leader”...
by DavidFraser | Feb 23, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Personal Mastery
At first sight, mastery seems to imply knowing all there is to know about a subject. Is that ever possible though? Is any subject bounded? Or does every topic just grow and grow as we get to know it? Often it’s resourceful to assume we know nothing in a situation, to...
by DavidFraser | Feb 22, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Relationship Skills
We all belong to clusters of people with something in common: values, beliefs, aims, norms of behavior, and more. We could call these clusters “tribes,” and in fact, we belong to lots of them—families, friendship groups, workplaces, supporters of teams, members of...
by DavidFraser | Feb 13, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizations, Uncategorized, Wisdom
He’s looking in the wrong place… The young man before us insists a particular role will help his career. He’s frustrated that employers don’t see it that way. He goes over his qualifications and experience again. The thing is… What’s holding him back is...
by DavidFraser | Feb 6, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
We’re familiar with the phrase “walking the talk”—acting in accordance with what we say, being genuine and congruent—which is a vital part of relating effectively to other people. Sometimes we might be accused of not walking the talk. I certainly have been. Our first...
