by Liane Davey | Oct 17, 2021 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams, Meetings, Strategy & Planning, Team Effectiveness
Since the advent of nuclear weapons, there have been several incidents where false alarms might have caused a cascade to global thermonuclear annihilation. One such episode was triggered by a flock of Canada geese, one by meteor showers, one by a malfunctioning chip,...
by Liane Davey | Oct 3, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Exercises, Meetings
Imagine you’re sitting in a typical leadership team meeting (and by a leadership team, I mean you’re a people leader and so is everyone else around the table). It probably doesn’t take long before someone raises an issue. Not something that was on the agenda,...
by Liane Davey | Sep 26, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect
Have you ever had to work with someone you don’t trust? And I don’t just mean work on the same team or see them at the coffee machine. I mean have you ever had to depend on someone you don’t trust to get your work done? Have you been on the hook for something that you...
by Liane Davey | Sep 19, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Contribute, Personal Effectiveness
Do you feel safe speaking up in your team? Can you voice an unpopular opinion without fear of your colleague’s rebuttal? Will you disagree with your boss knowing that they will value, or at least tolerate your divergent thinking? If you can say “yes” to those...
by Liane Davey | Sep 12, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Do you find yourself working on a team where you just don’t fit in? Or do you like your colleagues well enough but still not trust them for anything more than providing convivial coffee conversation in the cafe? Or is it worse than that? Maybe you have evidence that...
by Liane Davey | Jun 27, 2021 | Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning
Are you someone who enables and supports effective decision-making or someone who stymies it? What do you think? If you were quick to put yourself in the first category, are you sure? I often see people who think they’re being good team players but who are actually...
