by Liane Davey | Dec 15, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
In my previous post, I provided some advice to a person who is concerned that she’s over-powering her team. I described a variety of approaches to take up a little less of the oxygen in the room. You can read those tips here. Even as I wrote that post, one niggling...
by Liane Davey | Dec 11, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
Today’s blog is dedicated to an issue raised by a Knightsbridge client: How do I stop overpowering my team? It’s a great question in this era of new found respect for introverts. How do we big, brash extroverts put a lid on it so the conversation can be more balanced...
by Liane Davey | Dec 8, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
This month I have been facilitating a strategy process for a really cool high tech company. It’s a company I’ve worked with for a while but this time the process was different—it was better. What made it better? It really boiled down to a much healthier team dynamic....
by Liane Davey | Dec 5, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
In my previous post, I talked about some really interesting research I heard presented by Dr. Mark Fenske. His talk focused on the brain mechanisms associated with self-control. Take a read through it before reading today’s tips for how to increase your self-control....
by Liane Davey | Dec 1, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
I had the privilege to attend a talk by Dr. Mark Fenske this week. The talk was based on his book The Winner’s Brain. Dr. Fenske focused on one section from the book about self-control and resilience. It couldn’t have been a better week for that topic given some of...
by Liane Davey | Nov 24, 2013 | Be a better team member, Feedback, Right Words to Say
So you’ve been invited to provide feedback to a colleague as part of a 360 feedback process. How honest should you be? Can’t I just soft pedal it, Liane? Can’t I hint at things that are really annoying me and let them read between the lines? Can’t I just hope...
