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 | Apr 19, 2025 | Emotions, Personal Effectiveness, Video Library
If you’re trying to boost your emotional intelligence, self-awareness is the place to start Self-awareness is your ability to recognize and understand emotions, thoughts, and values, and how they influence behavior. It has both internal and external components. The...
by Liane Davey | Apr 12, 2025 | Emotions, Video Library
I talk a lot about how people respond to negative emotions at work. But what about positive emotions? How you react to your colleague’s good news can be just as vital to healthy team relationships as what you do when they take a hissy fit. Here are some quick tips on...
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...
