by Liane Davey | Nov 18, 2018 | Be a better team member, Change, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I was talking about what to do when you are resisting a change that’s imposed on you. A woman in the audience put her hand up. She introduced herself and then asked, “What if I’m the change that people are resisting?” Wow! Another week, another powerful question from...
by Liane Davey | Nov 11, 2018 | Be a better team member, Connect, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
“Now I have to work with people I don’t trust.” This was the statement of an audience member at a speech I was giving last week. We were talking about a major organizational change and he was sharing his experience of the new structure. It was immediately obvious that...
by Liane Davey | Oct 14, 2018 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Connect, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
So, you’re busy trying to get on with the next in line of never-ending changes in your organization but you’ve got THAT person on your team: The person who moans and complains at every request and drones on about how horrible everything is. First of all, I’m sorry you...
by Liane Davey | Sep 30, 2018 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Connect, How to fix teams
This just in: new research on the effects of being honest and what it means for you. I’m constantly encouraging people to engage in the productive conflict that will move their team (and their organization) forward. The biggest stumbling block is people’s fear that...
by Liane Davey | Jun 10, 2018 | Be a better team member, Communication, Right Words to Say
Defensive people are the WORST! It drives me nuts when I give even the most minor piece of feedback and the person on the other end gets all hot under the collar and ignores every word I said. Grow up, people. You’re not perfect and pretending that you are is making...
by Liane Davey | May 20, 2018 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
“Do you agree that we should pick our battles?” This was a question I got during the Q&A session of a keynote speech I gave last week. I think I surprised the questioner with my response, which means I might surprise you too, so here goes. If you are “picking...
