by Liane Davey | Jul 12, 2016 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Exercises, How to fix teams
Since the seminal work of Charles Spearman at the turn of the 20th century, we have been studying, measuring, and eventually selecting for, individual intelligence. If you want to, you can find out if you’re smarter than a fifth grader. Until recently, we haven’t...
by Liane Davey | Jun 25, 2016 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Strategy & Planning
Facilitating executive teams as they develop their business strategies is one of my favorite things to do. I love learning about shifting dynamics in individual industries and about macro-trends that cut across all industries. I get charged up when a client connects...
by Liane Davey | Jun 15, 2016 | Be a better team leader, Contribute
You make decisions each and every day about what is the most important priority for your team. At least I hope you do. But I’m starting to worry that many managers aren’t making these decisions. Instead, they’re waiting to make a decision until it’s clear which one...
by Liane Davey | Jun 12, 2016 | Be a better team member, Contribute, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness
If you had nothing but flour and water to eat, you would survive for a while. But combine this flour and water and make it into bread and you would be nourished for a lifetime. This is a paraphrase from the amazing Netflix documentary Cooked, by food journalist...
by Liane Davey | Jun 5, 2016 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Meetings
I’ve watched you do it. While you’re presenting your content at the meeting, you’re interested and engaged and you add so much value. I love your passion and your feisty defense of your plan. But then someone else takes the floor and in the blink of an eye you’re a...
by Liane Davey | May 25, 2016 | About teams, Contribute, Personal Effectiveness
Three events recently have got me thinking about leadership transitions and their impact on teams. First, I attended a one-day conference of Industrial Psychology practitioners and heard a panel of CEO succession experts. Second, I started working with a client where...
