by Liane Davey | Apr 8, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories
I bet you’re a busy person. Don’t believe me, see for yourself…Does your task list equate to more hours than you have in the day? Do you routinely have to finish work in the evenings or on weekends just to keep your head above water? Are you often wanted in...
by Liane Davey | Mar 31, 2015 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Horror Stories
I wanted to be the first to tell you that I am quitting my job in team effectiveness. I’m going back to keynote speaking, strategy facilitation, leadership development…I’m not sure yet, but anything other than working with teams. Here’s why. I can’t...
by Liane Davey | Mar 8, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
Last week I wrote a post about crying at work. Interestingly (but maybe not surprisingly), I didn’t get much feedback from men. (Too radioactive to weigh in, maybe?) I did, however, get very polarized feedback from women. While there were many who wrote to...
by Liane Davey | Feb 25, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
It’s a very difficult environment in which to establish and foster trust. That’s a problem because trust is one of the most important factors for building high performing teams. Trust supports open and effective communication, it makes you comfortable with...
by Liane Davey | Feb 18, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Good news leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “prefer spin to reality.” They choose to “be in a state of delusion, rather than confronting what’s really going on.” If you present bad news to a good news leader, you get...
by Liane Davey | Feb 11, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I sat in my boss’ office (in a past life) for the fourth consecutive monthly one-on-one where we didn’t talk about me, but instead talked exclusively about the poor performer on the team. To say I was getting bitter would be an understatement. I was young and...
