by Liane Davey | Apr 2, 2017 | Be a better team member, Contribute
Recently, unsuspecting university professor Robert Kelly was speaking live on BBC about tensions in the Korean peninsula when his inquiring young children opened the office door and came to check out what daddy was up to. (watch it here.) Stifling his obvious...
by Liane Davey | Feb 26, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams
I’m keeping it short and to the point today. I have decided that “Keep Calm and Carry On” is a terrible motto for teams. Craig and I are working with a really nice team right now. We enjoy their cooperation and camaraderie. So why is their keep calm and carry on...
by Liane Davey | Feb 20, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories
I’m doing a bunch of interviews in preparation for a team effectiveness program. Mid-way through the third interview, I covertly open my calendar to double make sure these people are part of the same team. The team being described by the third interviewee bears no...
by Liane Davey | Feb 5, 2017 | Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
Last week, I helped 250 leaders kick off the new year and inspire them to lead the changes their organization will need to win. I had the last spot on the agenda, right before the big close by the CEO. I decided to use it to bring all the messages of the event down to...
by Liane Davey | Jan 29, 2017 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
When the same issue comes up three times in completely different contexts in one week, I know it’s time to write a post. This week, it’s the implicit contract teammates have with one another that no one will criticize, or even challenge, one another, especially when...
by Liane Davey | Jan 15, 2017 | Contribute, Exercises
How would you behave if you really meant the things that it says on the plaque on the wall? That’s the question I posed to a group of senior leaders in a high growth organization yesterday. The conversation was part of a program to define their cultural identity after...
