by Liane Davey | May 17, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Emotions, Horror Stories, Team Effectiveness
The calls have started coming. Teams are reaching the boiling point. Some have gone past it and the lid has blown clear off. In some ways, I’m surprised (and impressed) how long teams have made it through the stresses of pandemic and lockdown without losing their...
by Liane Davey | Mar 1, 2020 | Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Success Stories, Uncategorized
Ladies and gentlemen, we need to talk. Gentlemen, hold on for just one second… Ladies, have you ever been accused of being hard to relate to? Does your intelligence, your confidence, your tenacity, or your resilience turn people off? Answer honestly… there’s nobody...
by Liane Davey | Oct 20, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, Horror Stories, Meetings, Right Words to Say
Another week, another great question from an audience member. This time, “What do I do if a colleague from another department keeps skipping the meetings I schedule and then complains about the decisions later?” Add this behavior to the list of the most annoying...
by Liane Davey | Oct 13, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Each time I give a keynote about my book, The Good Fight, I’m amazed at how open audiences are to my message about the importance of productive conflict. The best part of giving the speech for me is hearing the wonderful questions people ask as they wrestle with...
by Liane Davey | Jun 23, 2019 | Communication, Connect, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
My friend Jane suggested the topic for today’s post. She wants to know how to handle the over-sharer. Great question; and one that gave me some pause to think. There are so many different forms of over-sharing and each has its own formula for how you should react....
by Liane Davey | Jun 2, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
New research* suggests that if you’re willing to dish out negative behaviors at work, you’d better be prepared to take them. A meta-analysis of almost 100,000 people over 200 studies shows that negative behaviors (ranging from avoidance, to incivility, all the way up...
