by Liane Davey | May 4, 2014 | Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Do you have a relationship where damaged trust is interfering with your ability to get things done? It can be difficult to repair trust, but there are a couple of things you can do to build back your confidence in one another. I’ll share one today and one in my next...
by Liane Davey | Apr 27, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
It’s NBA Playoff season, which made me think of coach Phil Jackson. I have written about Jackson’s brilliant team leadership before. Read about how he chose (not) to deal with a poor performer here. I particularly love one of his quotes: “The...
by Liane Davey | Apr 20, 2014 | Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
The 3COze process helps team members understand their styles and needs and the impact they have on team dynamics. We use the Birkman Method® as our tool in this process. This is the fourth in a monthly series where I’ll help you look in the mirror using some of the...
by Liane Davey | Apr 16, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams
It’s been a long, fantastic, exhausting day. I am sitting down to write and the ideas aren’t flowing so I asked my 8 year old daughter what she thought I should write about. She said “you need to write about how to start a good team.” That seemed like a pretty good...
by Liane Davey | Apr 9, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
At the recent XL Leadership Summit, I was asked by an audience member for help with a situation that had been causing some tension on his team. He has a team of 5 people where one member is frequently prolonging decisions. In his words she wants to “discuss...
by Liane Davey | Apr 6, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams
I spent a day last week with a team that has made great progress in their trust and respect for one another—so much so that team members have engaged in the proverbial “ditch to ditch” overcorrection by going from everyone being in everyone else’s business to now...