by Liane Davey | Mar 6, 2022 | Communication, Hybrid Work, Virtual Teams
Many teams won’t return to the same office-centric approach that existed before the pandemic drove people to their home offices (and kitchen tables) in March of 2020. Instead, the future of work will include a melange of work arrangements on a continuum from permanent...
by Liane Davey | Feb 6, 2022 | Communication, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
My completely unscientific LinkedIn poll results are in, and dealing with passive-aggressive people is the conflict situation you despise the most. I agree. Passive aggressiveness has all the unpleasantness of other more transparent conflict scenarios, with fewer...
by Liane Davey | Nov 7, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect, Horror Stories
Watch the video accompaniment to this post here It seems there are few things we like more than a generational stereotype. Based on my time hanging around conferences and water coolers, I’ve realized we’re pretty comfy describing hundreds of millions of people with a...
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...
