by Liane Davey | Feb 9, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
I’m really fortunate that I get to work with many really smart, classy team leaders. It’s not very often that I come across one who so profoundly confounds and disappoints me that I have to share my frustration with you. I share it in hopes that someone...
by Liane Davey | Jan 15, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
Incompetent leaders. These are the people who continue to lead even when they are awful at it. My friend Vince Molinaro describes them as the ones who “make bonehead decisions, leave a trail of disasters and simply don’t have the right instincts for leadership.”...
by Liane Davey | Oct 20, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories
I’VE HAD IT! I am so fed up with people who think they are too important to put their dishes in the dishwasher. Who ARE you people? What makes you exempt from the basic manners of community living? All I’m asking is that you open the dishwasher door and stick...
by Liane Davey | Oct 14, 2013 | Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
When you write a book and a blog about healthy teams, you pretty much see the whole world through that lens. I’m sure this is annoying to my friends who sometimes want to just have a good vent without me doling out advice and encouragement on how to handle the...
by Liane Davey | Sep 29, 2013 | Headline News, Horror Stories
In the past few days, the news has been filled again with threats of government shutdown and doomsday scenarios associated with the U.S. reaching the debt ceiling. As many have reported, this is just the latest in a string of self-imposed crises. The pattern is...
by Liane Davey | Sep 25, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories
It’s already hard to have a great team when things are going well. It’s nearly impossible when outside stresses and strains put the team under pressure. A sliding economy, tanking results, or a surging competitor can mean ugliness for your team. These harrowing times...
