by Liane Davey | Oct 13, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Each time I give a keynote about my book, The Good Fight, I’m amazed at how open audiences are to my message about the importance of productive conflict. The best part of giving the speech for me is hearing the wonderful questions people ask as they wrestle with...
by Liane Davey | Oct 6, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
Do you appreciate your colleagues’ superpowers? Can you even spot them? It’s easy to get so wrapped up in your own perspective that you fail to recognize that great organizations are more like the Avengers than old school, single hero Superman. Today, I’d love you to...
by Liane Davey | Jun 30, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams
As a team advisor, I often hear clients refer to their “first team.” It’s an expression coined by Patrick Lencioni in his books The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Advantage. It gets considerable attention in team effectiveness discussions. Since I first heard the...
by Liane Davey | Jun 2, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
New research* suggests that if you’re willing to dish out negative behaviors at work, you’d better be prepared to take them. A meta-analysis of almost 100,000 people over 200 studies shows that negative behaviors (ranging from avoidance, to incivility, all the way up...
by Liane Davey | Apr 21, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams
I am working with a team of executives who have gotten themselves into a bad spot. Each has become entrenched in the notion that their teammates aren’t trustworthy. Their feelings about each other have already spread to the layers below and the CEO has now heard...
by Liane Davey | Feb 17, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams
Thursday was Valentine’s Day. For some, it’s the most romantic day of the year. For others, it’s a huge let down. There’s so much we can learn about healthy teams from Valentine’s Day. That’s because we do the same thing with our colleagues as we do with our...
