by Liane Davey | Apr 19, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Here’s a story I was told recently. You might have experienced something similar in your team. “My teammate, Mary, is such a great person. She’s really nice, hard working, and a great contributor. Unfortunately, our team leader just doesn’t like her, at least...
by Liane Davey | Apr 15, 2015 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
You’re new. You’re keen. You’re full of good ideas. You’re irrelevant to your teammates. D’Oh! As a new person on a team, how do you get noticed? How do you get involved in interesting projects? Most importantly, how do you make an impact? For most of us,...
by Liane Davey | Apr 8, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories
I bet you’re a busy person. Don’t believe me, see for yourself…Does your task list equate to more hours than you have in the day? Do you routinely have to finish work in the evenings or on weekends just to keep your head above water? Are you often wanted in...
by Liane Davey | Mar 8, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
Last week I wrote a post about crying at work. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), I didn’t get much feedback from men. (Too radioactive to weigh in, maybe?) I did, however, get very polarized feedback from women. While there were many who wrote to...
by Liane Davey | Mar 1, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Emotions, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I’ve been writing this blog for quite a while. I’ve shared the things I see as an executive team advisor, and I’ve exposed (and tried to be authentic about) the issues that I personally struggle with as a team member. But there’s one topic I...
by Liane Davey | Feb 22, 2015 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
How do you show up when you sit around the table with your team these days? I get to stand in front of many teams and sometimes I wish I could take a quick snapshot of what I see. Right now, I see a lot of people who look like they’ve run out of gas. Where’s...
