by Liane Davey | May 9, 2021 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
Have you ever had to work for someone who changed their opinion more frequently than they changed their socks? It’s an incredibly frustrating situation to deal with. You prepare plans diligently, present them compellingly, and then get ready to execute. But just when...
by Liane Davey | Jan 17, 2021 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Exercises, Strategy & Planning
Does your organization have a strategy? Do you know what it is? Does everyone feel a sense of ownership over executing that strategy? In far too many organizations, the answer to those questions is “no.” It makes me so sad how few people have experienced the power of...
by Liane Davey | May 10, 2020 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams, Virtual Teams
I was speaking to a group of leaders about the challenge of building a high-performing team. We talked at length about the idea of accountability, a concept that is often misunderstood. A person is accountable when they feel profoundly their obligations and behave in...
by Liane Davey | Jan 26, 2020 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Personal Development
I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt. I bet you’re a good person. I suspect you try to be a decent teammate, boss, or colleague. Here’s the problem: sometimes it doesn’t matter what you mean to be, or what you intend to do. Sometimes...
by Liane Davey | Nov 24, 2019 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader
Is there a risk in leading from strength? I’m starting to think so. I’ve worked with hundreds of team leaders over the years and almost all of them have been decent, nice, well-meaning people who take their responsibility as leaders seriously. But most of them lead...
by Liane Davey | Jun 16, 2019 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Personal Development
In 2007, when Vince Molinaro, David Weiss and I were writing Leadership Solutions, we got the feedback that our manuscript needed to include a definition of leadership. At the time, I resisted that advice. Isn’t the definition of leadership obvious? Silly me. Twelve...