by Liane Davey | Oct 12, 2016 | Conflict, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
“If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Words many of us heard from the time we were very young. If your family lived by this rule, you might still struggle to share constructive feedback or to raise uncomfortable issues. If, on the other hand,...
by Liane Davey | Oct 5, 2016 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, How to fix teams
I’m toying around with writing another book; a thought that creates simultaneous excitement and terror. Given that it’s been three years since You First came out, I thought I better ramp up slowly. I’m going to write a few posts that capture some of the ideas I might...
by Liane Davey | Oct 2, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
I spent some time with a team last week that was really suffering because of several months of unhealthy conflict. Relations had deteriorated to the point that team members were feeling disrespected by one another. There was a lot of anger in the room and they needed...
by Liane Davey | Jun 19, 2016 | About teams, Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories
A great test of whether or not a leadership team has high trust is how they handle the movement of people across different departments. More often than not, shady dealings expose the true nature of the relationship, which is essentially collaboration when...
by Liane Davey | Jun 8, 2016 | About teams, Conflict
I never thought I would witness a Rock ‘em Sock ‘em battle royale between heavyweight social scientists, but that’s exactly what’s playing out in the media this week. In one corner is Adam Grant, weighing in with a Wharton Professorship, bestselling books, and a...
