by Liane Davey | Apr 19, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Here’s a story I was told recently. You might have experienced something similar in your team. “My teammate, Mary, is such a great person. She’s really nice, hard working, and a great contributor. Unfortunately, our team leader just doesn’t like her, at least...
by Liane Davey | Apr 5, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Exercises, How to fix teams
In my previous post, I recommended that teams move to a collaborative process for setting performance objectives. It’s a practice I encourage because of the disconnect that comes from highly interdependent individuals having poor visibility to what their...
by Liane Davey | Mar 31, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Horror Stories
I wanted to be the first to tell you that I am quitting my job in team effectiveness. I’m going back to keynote speaking, strategy facilitation, leadership development…I’m not sure yet, but anything other than working with teams. Here’s why. I can’t...
by Liane Davey | Mar 29, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Exercises, How to fix teams
Is teamwork absolutely essential to delivering the plan in your company? Are there multiple interdependencies among you and your teammates that affect your ability to get things done? Are there times when you need to share resources to make sure the most important...
by Liane Davey | Mar 22, 2015 | About teams, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
There are a lot of activities that look like communication that really shouldn’t count. Sending an email out into the abyss isn’t communicating. Popping into someone’s office to say something and then moving right along isn’t communicating. Listening to...
by Liane Davey | Feb 25, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
It’s a very difficult environment in which to establish and foster trust. That’s a problem because trust is one of the most important factors for building high performing teams. Trust supports open and effective communication, it makes you comfortable with...
