by DavidFraser | Jul 27, 2013 | Change, Leadership, Organizations
We seem to live in divergent times… On the one hand, corporate organisations are becoming more procedural, more numbers-driven, more top-down in their approach. (That’s a generalisation of course, and perhaps not even an accurate one, and there are certainly...
by DavidFraser | Jun 3, 2013 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
An organisation wonders if it has a particular problem with stress—more than is typical… I ask whether the employees believe management cares about them, really wondering to what degree that is true. The response “Oh no, we wouldn’t want that” was so striking to...
by DavidFraser | Jan 28, 2013 | Leadership, Relationship Skills, Systems, Wisdom
Do you even give yourself time to think? Culturally, in the West at least, we behave as if we’re expected to move into action quickly, and usually we are. But what if the action we take isn’t the right action? An action taken in haste is often exactly the...
by DavidFraser | Dec 11, 2012 | Leadership, Learning, Wisdom
We’re at a gathering of professionals… Some present find some of the language challenging. It doesn’t fit with their culture. They would like some of the words to be changed. They want met at their map of the world… Make what you’re saying fit our...
