by Liane Davey | Apr 1, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communication, Conflict, Connect, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I’ve been flying across the country delivering a leadership development program about the mindset and skillset leaders require to unlock the potential of their people. As I watch them role play with one another, I notice the things they say that create a negative...
by Liane Davey | Feb 25, 2018 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Headline News, Horror Stories, Strategy & Planning
I read an excellent article in the Wall Street Journal this week entitled “How Jeffrey Immelt’s ‘Success Theater’ Masked the Rot at GE.” In it, authors Thomas Gryta, Joann Lublin, and David Benoit describe how the Immelt and his top leaders, “projected an optimism...
by Liane Davey | Feb 18, 2018 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Connect, Right Words to Say
We got talking about expectations in a session I was facilitating last week. The conversation was like a giant projective test; quickly exposing the participants’ core ideologies about people, and relationships, and trust. Some of the people around the table talked...
by Liane Davey | Feb 4, 2018 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Contribute, Feedback, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I facilitated a workshop this week that has given me lots of juicy fodder for discussion here with you. The session focused on uncomfortable discussions, including considerable time on how to give and to receive feedback. The conversation evolved as it usually does:...
by Liane Davey | Jan 21, 2018 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Exercises, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
You know that your team is conflict avoidant. You know it’s preventing you from surfacing issues, thoroughly discussing them, and getting them resolved effectively. You really want to make it better, but how do you start? The people on your team (and maybe even your...
by Liane Davey | Nov 12, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I’m working on a new keynote speech and a new book. To accelerate the process, I enrolled in a 4-session, 16-day public speaking program to hone the big idea, write a compelling speech, and learn how to deliver the speech in a way that will knock your socks off. The...
