by Liane Davey | Jul 16, 2014 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Success Stories
The “busy” epidemic has received significant attention and much has been written about how to prioritize to keep one’s workload at a manageable level. In my book, You First: Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done, I even included a chapter...
by Liane Davey | Jun 29, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories
Insecure bosses. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders whose lack of self-confidence affects everything they do. As Vince says “They don’t trust others. They hire weak talent. They are the control freaks in our lives. They play mind...
by Liane Davey | Jun 22, 2014 | Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
“But that’s how we’ve always done it around here!” Heard that before? Have you been on the receiving end of this telltale sign that your new ideas are being resisted and that your teammates are retrenching into what is familiar and known? I received an email from...
by Liane Davey | May 28, 2014 | About teams, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
Have you lived through a time of uncertainty on your team? What did you learn about your comfort with ambiguity and your strategies for coping with a vacuum of information? You probably have your own way of handling these difficult situations and it’s important to be...
by Liane Davey | May 25, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Selfish leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as the self-centred, egotistical folks who think that leadership is all about them. As Vince says “They don’t seem to care about the company they lead, the employees or customers. All they...
by Liane Davey | Apr 23, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Childish leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as infantile, immature people who happen to wear suits and sit in corner offices. As Vince says “They have the emotional maturity of a two-year-old, so when they don’t get their way they...
