by Liane Davey | May 31, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communication, How to fix teams, Meetings, Right Words to Say
I was preparing to facilitate a day-long meeting for a new team leader. He had just joined the organization and was pulling together the team of direct reports he had inherited. As we discussed his objectives for the day, he mentioned that what he really...
by Liane Davey | Apr 23, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Leaders who need to be liked. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “desperately want to be liked by everyone they work with.” They want to be best friends with their team members “in an eerie sort of way.” They avoid conflict or...
by Liane Davey | Apr 19, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Here’s a story I was told recently. You might have experienced something similar in your team. “My teammate, Mary, is such a great person. She’s really nice, hard working, and a great contributor. Unfortunately, our team leader just doesn’t like her, at least...
by Liane Davey | Mar 31, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Horror Stories
I wanted to be the first to tell you that I am quitting my job in team effectiveness. I’m going back to keynote speaking, strategy facilitation, leadership development…I’m not sure yet, but anything other than working with teams. Here’s why. I can’t...
by Liane Davey | Mar 8, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
Last week I wrote a post about crying at work. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), I didn’t get much feedback from men. (Too radioactive to weigh in, maybe?) I did, however, get very polarized feedback from women. While there were many who wrote to...
by Liane Davey | Feb 18, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Good news leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “prefer spin to reality.” They choose to “be in a state of delusion, rather than confronting what’s really going on.” If you present bad news to a good news leader, you get...
