by Liane Davey | Oct 28, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams
How well do you really listen? Listening is one of those skills that you might think is easy. In reality, creating a high fidelity connection is difficult in a one-on-one conversation and darned near impossible in the ruckus of a team meeting. These continual poor...
by Liane Davey | Oct 9, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member
I wrote a post recently about my colleague who, with one course left in her Master’s degree, has been thrust into a new team. I shared a few tips on how to break the ice. If you didn’t see it, you can find it here. One of the ideas in that post was the value of...
by Liane Davey | Sep 25, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories
It’s already hard to have a great team when things are going well. It’s nearly impossible when outside stresses and strains put the team under pressure. A sliding economy, tanking results, or a surging competitor can mean ugliness for your team. These harrowing times...
by Liane Davey | Jul 23, 2013 | Be a better team leader, How to fix teams
I’m off on vacation this week spending some time with the home team. I thought it was a great opportunity to try out my first guest post. I’m thrilled to bring you this post from David Hassell, the CEO of software company 15Five. They have been...
by Liane Davey | Jul 11, 2013 | Be a better team leader, How to fix teams
This is the final post in a series about accountability for sustaining team effectiveness. The first was an overview of the shared responsibility of you, your teammates, and your team leader. The second delved into tips on personal accountability. The third was about...
by Liane Davey | Jul 4, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams
So you’ve just been at a life-altering, hope-inspiring team offsite. You went in jaded and grumpy about your dysfunctional team and, by 5:00, angels were singing and you had all confessed the error of your ways. Have you been to a session like this? As a team...
