by Liane Davey | Oct 15, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, Meetings
In my previous post, I outlined the ways you can improve your meetings by creating a structure that differentiates meetings based on their purpose. I recommend that you build a meeting structure with weekly operations meetings; monthly business builder...
by Liane Davey | Oct 4, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams
I’m on a bit of a roll on the topic of collaboration on teams. This little flurry of posts stemmed from three teams in a row that raised concerns about the lack of shared ownership for each other’s work. In the first post, I focused on the importance of getting input...
by Liane Davey | Sep 30, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
In three sessions with three different teams recently, the key theme has been the lack of shared ownership: A phenomenon one participant described as “everyone swimming their own race.“ This affects the value added by the team in two ways. First, when you’re...
by Liane Davey | Sep 27, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
Many of the team members I’m working with right now feel caught between two opposing forces. On the one hand, they’re living in matrix structures that require tightly aligned team behavior and interdependence. On the other hand, they feel the weight of the...
by Liane Davey | Jun 3, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Emotions, Exercises
You can’t afford to carry around regret, shame, or guilt, it’s debilitating. If you’ve done something that you regret, learn what you can from it and move on. The lesson you learned was costly, so go find a way to make it worth the investment. That’s what I...
by Liane Davey | May 31, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communication, How to fix teams, Meetings, Right Words to Say
I was preparing to facilitate a day-long meeting for a new team leader. He had just joined the organization and was pulling together the team of direct reports he had inherited. As we discussed his objectives for the day, he mentioned that what he really...
