by Liane Davey | Sep 24, 2017 | Connect, Horror Stories, Meetings, Personal Effectiveness
In my previous post, I reacted to an editorial in the Guardian by Simon Jenkins, who came to the conclusion that meetings are killing people and destroying organizations. His article failed to consider all the good reasons why you go to meetings, so I decided to...
by Liane Davey | Jun 18, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve been called into an organization to help build a culture of teamwork, only to learn that people are measured, managed, and rewarded around individual performance. If success in your organization is defined exclusively by...
by Liane Davey | Apr 30, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Double standards are my kryptonite. As much as I like to think of myself as an unstructured, free-spirited type when there are rules, I follow them. I sweat when I have to deal with border guards and fret at the thought of being late for appointments. So when a boss...
by Liane Davey | Mar 26, 2017 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Imagine this scenario. You gave a presentation at your team meeting today. It was a progress report on your big project. Around the table, heads nodded. Then this afternoon, as you walked down the hallway, you overheard a conversation between two teammates. One...
by Liane Davey | Feb 20, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories
I’m doing a bunch of interviews in preparation for a team effectiveness program. Mid-way through the third interview, I covertly open my calendar to double make sure these people are part of the same team. The team being described by the third interviewee bears no...
by Liane Davey | Nov 27, 2016 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories
The tendency to micro-manage can start in response to someone’s dereliction of duty deep in the organization or it can start at the top with an unhealthy need for control. Regardless of where it starts, micro-management becomes a vicious cycle that quickly reduces the...
