by DavidFraser | May 23, 2016 | Leadership, Relationship Skills, Systems
Journalist and historian, Herbert Agar (1897-1980) said: “The truth that makes people free is for the most part the truth which they prefer not to hear.” (Actually, he talked about “men”, as was the way of the time, but I’ve taken it upon myself to...
by DavidFraser | Apr 24, 2015 | Change, Leadership, Systems
It’s the modern management obsession: “governance” and, to a degree, quite rightly so. We do need our organisations and our projects to be well-managed. The trouble is… Governance on its own isn’t enough to prepare an organisation for the...
by DavidFraser | Dec 8, 2014 | Leadership, Relationship Skills
It’s management. They say the best leaders are the ones who develop the most leaders, not the most followers. If we want to lead—as opposed to manage—we mustn’t control everything, because then there’s no opportunity for others to exercise their initiative and grow...
by DavidFraser | Apr 18, 2012 | Change, Personal Mastery
If you’re anything like me, your first reaction to the question might be ”Of course I solve a problem when I can.” But do you? Do you always make the choice to deal with an issue when you have the means to? Or do you sometimes leave the problem because actually it’s...
