by Liane Davey | May 20, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team member, Emotions, How to fix teams
I was working with a team with significantly new composition after several members had left and new people joined to replace them. It was an interesting situation because the long-tenured members had been through some very difficult times and had a few war...
by Liane Davey | May 18, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
You’ve heard me say it before and I’ll say it again: conflict is a natural, inevitable part of relationships and a healthy, constructive practice for teams …when done right. But like every form of communication between two people, conflict includes massive gaps in...
by Liane Davey | May 6, 2015 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Recently, I heard a story of someone doing an end run around their teammate to get the boss onside. An end run is when you choose to go around the person who legitimately should be responsible for something to a person who will give you the answer you want. For...
by Liane Davey | Apr 29, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Personal Effectiveness
I received another great question from the community this week. “How do I help someone get past a pretty serious grievance with a teammate?” What a great question! Sadly, it’s relatively common to encounter people who feel they have been wronged and are now...
by Liane Davey | Apr 26, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Hybrid Work, Virtual Teams
“We regional office people never know what’s going on!” I’ve heard versions of this statement many, many times both inside the organizations I have worked in and from people in the organizations I’ve consulted to. The notion that people in head office are “in...
by Liane Davey | Apr 23, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Leaders who need to be liked. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “desperately want to be liked by everyone they work with.” They want to be best friends with their team members “in an eerie sort of way.” They avoid conflict or...
