by Liane Davey | Nov 15, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
I gave a keynote session last week to a group of Health and Safety experts. Following the speech, they were asking questions about the impact of dysfunctional teams on workplace mental health. Someone asked for assistance in dealing with a co-worker who doesn’t pull...
by Liane Davey | Oct 28, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
I received a note from a member of the ChangeYourTeam community last week. In it, the person shared her difficult position. Here’s an abridged version. “I am a young leader with a team of people who not only have been in their positions longer than I have been a...
by Liane Davey | Oct 21, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams, Meetings
You spend a huge amount of time in meetings; make it time well spent. I’m in the midst of a series on better meetings. I started with how to split different topics into weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings. Then I dove in with detailed instructions on running great...
by Liane Davey | Oct 18, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams, Meetings
Meetings are where team goodness should happen, but meetings these days tend to be awful. I’m in the midst of a series on better meetings. I started with how to split different topics into weekly, monthly, and quarterly meetings. Then I dove in with detailed...
by Liane Davey | Oct 15, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, Meetings
In my previous post, I outlined the ways you can improve your meetings by creating a structure that differentiates meetings based on their purpose. I recommend that you build a meeting structure with weekly operations meetings; monthly business builder...
by Liane Davey | Oct 4, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams
I’m on a bit of a roll on the topic of collaboration on teams. This little flurry of posts stemmed from three teams in a row that raised concerns about the lack of shared ownership for each other’s work. In the first post, I focused on the importance of getting input...
