by Liane Davey | May 15, 2016 | About teams, Communication, Contribute, How to fix teams, Meetings
I was talking with someone this morning about the sorry state of meetings. We spend so much time in the weeds and waste a precious opportunity to have valuable conversations about stuff that really matters. We talked about a few things, but the one that left me fired...
by Liane Davey | Apr 20, 2016 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
“We’re smart people, we kick off a lot of ideas.” This was a quote from a participant in the Cascading Strategy workshop we delivered last week. We were in the midst of a discussion about clearing out some low value work to make room for the new strategic priorities...
by Liane Davey | Apr 13, 2016 | Be a better team member, Contribute, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness
We’re helping a group of senior leaders prepare to cascade their corporate business strategy down into their departments. I’m putting the materials together and thought I would take a moment to share the ideas with you. I can’t cover a half-day workshop in one post,...
by Liane Davey | Mar 13, 2016 | Contribute, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness, Success Stories
It’s mid-March and your New Year’s resolutions have probably converted from hope into guilt just as quickly as a donut converts carbs into body fat. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I want to share a few tips for becoming more self-disciplined so you can stick to...
by Liane Davey | Feb 28, 2016 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, Feedback, Right Words to Say
Most of the companies I have worked with have, at some point, stuck the word “one” in front of their company name and heralded it as a great new era. “We are now One Acme!” [Cue the trumpets and unfurl the banners.] To be fair, these efforts were in reaction to...
by Liane Davey | Feb 24, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect, Contribute, Exercises
When I was writing You First, I was looking for a subtitle that conveyed a strong message about the importance of team effectiveness to productivity. In a flash of insight, I came up with “Inspire your team to grow up, get along, and get stuff done.” That title still...
