by DavidFraser | Jan 30, 2012 | Collaboration, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Vic Conant, owner of Nightingale Conant Corporation, producer of audio learning programs and more, rarely goes in front of the microphone. One time he did, one of the most striking things he said was how some people would dismiss the learning from a wise source...
by DavidFraser | Jan 27, 2012 | Change, Leadership, Organizational Learning, People Magic, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
Joe is angry. He wants change. He cites all the things he doesn’t like about what the other guy is doing… and what he doesn’t like about the other guy, period. He wants upheaval. It’s a sustained attack. It seems overwhelming. Surely one of his points will hit...
by DavidFraser | Jan 1, 2012 | Current Affairs, Energy, Leadership, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills, World Affairs
Happy New Year! May it be a good one for you and confound all gloomy predictions. Often in an extreme can be found its opposite. As atomic physicist, Niels Bohr said, “The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may...
by DavidFraser | Dec 8, 2011 | Change, Current Affairs, Leadership, Organizational Learning, World Affairs
In closing, the host feels it necessary to say that he does “real work” too and not all his time can be spent leading on the issue of the meeting – one of the really big challenges of our time. Doesn’t that strike you as curious? How come we...
by DavidFraser | Dec 7, 2011 | Communication, Energy, Leadership, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
We’re in almost complete silence. The background noise level is very low. We hear a little noise from outside, but not much. The winter sun streams in from the large windows. Everyone is aware of everyone else. Nothing is said. Nothing needs to be said....
by DavidFraser | Nov 28, 2011 | Collaboration, Leadership, Relationship Skills
One idea leads to another. Quickly the project takes shape. It’s all quite unexpected and the end result is way beyond the initial starting point. Why? Because the individuals involved trust each other absolutely, not so much about money though that is important, but...
