by Liane Davey | Sep 15, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories
Teams are hard work. That hard work is often made all the more difficult by people who continually dish out critical, jarring words and actions but repeatedly get offended or wounded when their behavior is reciprocated. Here’s a quick sampling of things that...
by Liane Davey | Aug 27, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
In my most recent post for Psychology Today, I shared a story about the value of humor in creating safe language to change your team for the better. I’m a big fan of humor and its value in helping us talk about things that are too difficult to hit head on. I should...
by Liane Davey | Aug 25, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
If for the last two years, the only way you have responded to the question “how are you?” is with the word “busy,” then you need to stop and ask yourself if you have brought it upon yourself. We have a major problem with people needing to be included in everything and...
by Liane Davey | Aug 21, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories
My first dysfunctional team was a challenging, painful, character building (as my mom would call it) experience. It taught me many things (the hard way). It taught me about the importance of all being on the same page as a team. It taught me about how critical it is...
by Liane Davey | Apr 17, 2013 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories
If you even think about using social media to address an issue with a teammate, you have crossed the line. You’ve ceased to be the victim and become the aggressor. What got me thinking about this today? It was an article forwarded to me by my colleague Lisa...
by Liane Davey | Feb 17, 2013 | Horror Stories
You know what drives me totally nuts? It’s team members who are snide, cynical, and even sinister about their teammate’s attempts to change. People generally come to work to contribute and to be valuable. If something they do detracts from their effectiveness, they...
