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...
by Liane Davey | Mar 5, 2017 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Conflict, Right Words to Say
I gave a speech last week to a group of leaders from the legal industry. The audience was filled with the people who support the lawyers: people from HR, marketing, finance, etc. I was talking about the importance of productive conflict when an audience member asked...
by Liane Davey | Dec 7, 2016 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Contribute
I’m usually the one urging managers to delegate more. Too often, you get way into the weeds and cause all sorts of damage. There is one important exception to that rule. It’s complete abdication of your responsibility as a leader when you delegate prioritization to...
by Liane Davey | Nov 16, 2016 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Contribute, Strategy & Planning
When Craig and I are invited to work with a team, it’s common that the client cites trust issues as one of the reasons for engaging us. Although it’s immediately apparent that trust is weak, once we get working with the team, often the trust issues turn out to be the...
by Liane Davey | Oct 26, 2016 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Strategy & Planning
“We’re lucky. Times are good and it’s pretty easy to manage right now.” This is a quote from a member of an executive team I’m working with right now. He’s right, times are good for their business…really good. He’s also right that the steady sales and recurring...