by DavidFraser | Oct 23, 2013 | Relationship Skills, Systems
We’re brought up on the principle of democracy—one person, one vote. We’re also brought up on the importance of knowledge: “If you think knowledge is expensive, try ignorance” (to paraphrase Derek Bok). But what about when these two meet in opposition? What should...
by DavidFraser | Oct 16, 2013 | Relationship Skills
…is what you’re not giving. That’s a line from a book called “A Course in Miracles,” highlighted by Marianne Williamson. Useful secular advice it is too… When things get difficult, it’s tempting to expect other people to make...
by DavidFraser | Sep 17, 2013 | Influence, Learning, Personal Mastery, Relationship Skills
You and your unconscious. How have you been getting along lately? I’m serious. You’re like two people: One being your conscious mind, and the other that person in the background who actually runs most of your life, and your relationships with other people for that...
by DavidFraser | Sep 2, 2013 | Business, Marketing, Relationship Skills
We tend to think of brands in isolation, as if they exist in their own right, in an absolute sense. We think of a logo perhaps, or a style of packaging, or a particular tagline or strapline. Actually… The properties of a brand only really exist in the minds of...
by DavidFraser | Aug 26, 2013 | Leadership, Relationship Skills, Wisdom
You can only either lead or follow at any given time. So says conventional wisdom. You have to choose: Follow for a while to build connection; then perhaps lead to achieve an outcome. The issue then is have you built enough connection for the influence you hope to...
by DavidFraser | Aug 11, 2013 | Relationship Skills
We come up with all sorts of elaborate ways to engage with our world, but really whatever you are working on, however big or small, it almost always comes down to this… …relating effectively to the person in front of you. Even a group situation is a set of...
