by Liane Davey | May 25, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Selfish leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as the self-centred, egotistical folks who think that leadership is all about them. As Vince says “They don’t seem to care about the company they lead, the employees or customers. All they...
by Liane Davey | May 18, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
During the question and answer period after a recent speech to the SCNetwork, I was asked how to handle a person who dominates team discussions. This is a situation that many people face, so I thought I would share my original answer (see the video) and a few...
by Liane Davey | Apr 30, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member
We are ridiculously obsessed with experts in our society. Sure, experts have their place: I’m not keen on the idea of being operated on by an amateur, but we’ve taken things too far. There are risks of being so dependent on, and deferential to, experts. Risk #1:...
by Liane Davey | Apr 27, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
It’s NBA Playoff season, which made me think of coach Phil Jackson. I have written about Jackson’s brilliant team leadership before. Read about how he chose (not) to deal with a poor performer here. I particularly love one of his quotes: “The...
by Liane Davey | Apr 16, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams
It’s been a long, fantastic, exhausting day. I am sitting down to write and the ideas aren’t flowing so I asked my 8 year old daughter what she thought I should write about. She said “you need to write about how to start a good team.” That seemed like a pretty good...
by Liane Davey | Apr 9, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
At the recent XL Leadership Summit, I was asked by an audience member for help with a situation that had been causing some tension on his team. He has a team of 5 people where one member is frequently prolonging decisions. In his words she wants to “discuss...
