by Liane Davey | Aug 19, 2015 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
“We could get rid of 20% of our employees and it would have little meaningful impact on our output.” That was the assertion of a leader I was working with. He runs a sizeable organization, so 20% represented thousands of people. Was he really saying that his...
by Liane Davey | Jul 29, 2015 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
I received a great question from the ChangeYourTeam community recently: How long should it take after joining a team for a new member to be treated fairly? Of course the obvious answer is “no time!” I would hope that a new team member would be treated fairly...
by Liane Davey | Jun 14, 2015 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
During the question and answer section of a speech I gave last week, someone posed a question that I think is top of mind for many people: if two of my teammates are fighting, should I get involved? How would you answer? Do you subscribe to the “none of my...
by Liane Davey | May 6, 2015 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Recently, I heard a story of someone doing an end run around their teammate to get the boss onside. An end run is when you choose to go around the person who legitimately should be responsible for something to a person who will give you the answer you want. For...
by Liane Davey | Apr 23, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Leaders who need to be liked. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “desperately want to be liked by everyone they work with.” They want to be best friends with their team members “in an eerie sort of way.” They avoid conflict or...
by Liane Davey | Apr 19, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Here’s a story I was told recently. You might have experienced something similar in your team. “My teammate, Mary, is such a great person. She’s really nice, hard working, and a great contributor. Unfortunately, our team leader just doesn’t like her, at least...
