by Liane Davey | Mar 4, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Connect, Horror Stories
In last week’s post, I talked about the risk of creating a “success theater” in your organization. The term had come from a Wall Street Journal article about General Electric and their culture of sharing only good news. This topic continued top of mind for me and I...
by Liane Davey | Jan 14, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Conflict, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
This is the last of a series of posts exploring the causes and impact of our profound conflict aversion. I’m exploring how the things we were told as children, taught us that conflict was bad. “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,” or “Mind your...
by Liane Davey | Oct 15, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I wrote an article for Quartz last week on the Harvey Weinstein case. In it, I talked about the need to change our perspective about acting on office rumors, particularly when rumors might be the only protection against an abusive predator in the office. The article...
by Liane Davey | May 21, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Contribute, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Do you have micro-managing tendencies? As a leader, do you only feel confident when you feel like you have your finger on the pulse of your organization? Do you love getting to the root of an issue, no matter how far into the weeds it takes you? Is your favorite part...
by Liane Davey | May 7, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Contribute
Last week, I heard a leadership consultant say “delegation is a flawed concept.” It caused me to pause and reconsider my constant pleas for leaders to delegate more. Is it possible that delegation is a bad strategy, or is it a good plan that’s poorly executed? I think...
by Liane Davey | Apr 30, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Double standards are my kryptonite. As much as I like to think of myself as an unstructured, free-spirited type when there are rules, I follow them. I sweat when I have to deal with border guards and fret at the thought of being late for appointments. So when a boss...
