by Liane Davey | Nov 20, 2022 | Be a better team member, Communication
It’s NOvember, the month where I provide 30 days of things to say NO to if you want to be happier, healthier, and more productive. Join the NOvember crusade by sharing your thoughts on my LinkedIn post or by checking out my daily 60-second video shorts. Do you love...
by Liane Davey | Oct 30, 2022 | Communication, Connect, Personal Effectiveness
So, your team has just done the DiSC, Hogan, the MBTI, or the Birkman. You feel seen. Finally, everyone can appreciate the multitudes you contain. Things will be better now. You’ll be respected and treated as you’ve always wanted. You’ll connect better, trust each...
by Liane Davey | Oct 9, 2022 | Communication, Emotions
Most team effectiveness advice floating around the interwebs makes it sound like one size should fit all. There’s one miracle cure, one silver bullet, and one best practice. I don’t buy it. If there’s one thing my training as a psychologist taught me, it’s that...
by Liane Davey | Sep 25, 2022 | Be a better team member, Communication
Are you finding that you and your colleagues are even more distracted than normal? Is distraction detracting from your productivity, causing friction among teammates, or contributing to everyone’s general anxiety? That’s the sense I’m getting. In the last two weeks: I...
by Liane Davey | Apr 24, 2022 | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I know, I know, you’ve been told that you aren’t strategic enough, so now you’re trying to reach a self-imposed quota for using big words and making references to The Economist. Please stop. Just stop. It’s not working. You don’t sound more strategic; you just seem...
by Liane Davey | Mar 20, 2022 | Communication, Hybrid Work, Virtual Teams
Are you collaborating virtually more often these days? How are you finding it? Are you able to have just as interesting, innovative, in-depth discussions as if you were in person? Are you getting the job done but lacking the quality dynamic of face-to-face? Or maybe...