by Liane Davey | May 18, 2025 | Emotions, Team Dysfunction, Team Effectiveness
We’re talking about drama this month. We began by defining what constitutes drama and considering why being dramatic can be rewarding. Next, we got tactical about what to do when you’re stuck in the middle of two colleagues who are getting into drama. Now, it’s time...
by Liane Davey | May 11, 2025 | Emotions
It’s bad enough when you have to witness drama among your teammates, but when you get trapped in between them, it can be maddening, messy, and mind-numbing. Suddenly, their problem becomes yours, and somehow it puts your relationships and your sanity in jeopardy. Here...
by Liane Davey | May 4, 2025 | Emotions, Personal Effectiveness
Does your team love a little drama? Do you? Whether you do or you don’t, it’s worth understanding why we’re seeing so much petty, personal, and pernicious behavior lately. Workplace drama is not a new phenomenon, but it feels all the more costly in today’s work world,...
by Liane Davey | Mar 30, 2025 | Emotions, Video Library
Need higher EQ? EQ (or emotional intelligence, more formally) is how well you identify, manage, and respond to emotions—both your own and others people’s. Many people, including Daniel Goleman, the psychologist we most closely associate with EQ, talk about...
by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2025 | Communication, Emotions, Team Dysfunction, Team Effectiveness, Toxic Workplaces
Do you have a colleague with a low EQ? They lack the emotional intelligence that supports self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and good social skills. It can be perplexing, draining, and exasperating having to pick up the slack in the relationship. So, what can...
by Liane Davey | Feb 16, 2025 | Emotions, Personal Effectiveness
How aware are you of the dynamics at play in your team? Maybe you’re clued in on what’s wrong with everyone else, but what about their perceptions of you? Odds are, you’re not as self-aware as you need to be. And low self-awareness makes you vulnerable to people...
