by Liane Davey | Jun 14, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams, Team Effectiveness
What is the most important role of your team? Why do you come together? I ask those questions of every team I work with. What is the organization counting on you to do? Inevitably, within the first three answers, someone will say, “make decisions.” And that’s when...
by Liane Davey | May 17, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Emotions, Horror Stories, Team Effectiveness
The calls have started coming. Teams are reaching the boiling point. Some have gone past it and the lid has blown clear off. In some ways, I’m surprised (and impressed) how long teams have made it through the stresses of pandemic and lockdown without losing their...
by Liane Davey | May 3, 2020 | About teams, Change, Strategy & Planning, Success Stories, Team Effectiveness
Last week, I facilitated a business strategy session online using MS Teams. This is the kind of session that most leaders would traditionally have said needed to be in person. It’s amazing how your definition of need changes when your options are constrained. We did...
by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, How to fix teams, Hybrid Work, Personal Effectiveness, Team Effectiveness, Virtual Teams
Do you have virtual teammates? Well, not virtual humans (at least not yet), but real people who work with you in a virtual office rather than a physical one? Working remotely from your colleagues adds some challenges. You don’t have the benefit of face-to-face...
by Liane Davey | Feb 16, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, Exercises, How to fix teams, Team Effectiveness
You’re stuck on a toxic team. You’ve been trying to keep your head down and get along with everyone, but you can’t take it anymore. You’re done with the passive-aggressiveness. You can’t hack the self-righteous finger-pointing. You’ve decided that if no one else is...
by Liane Davey | Dec 1, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Change, Personal Effectiveness
As the days were getting shorter and the temperatures getting colder, I wanted to try something different to be in touch with you more often and to bring you some short and sweet tips that could help us all be happier, healthier, and more productive. The result was...
