by Liane Davey | Jan 22, 2014 | How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness
I’m really excited to bring you a guest post from my friend Andrew Webster. Andrew is the Director of Change and Innovation Simulations at ExperiencePoint, a really innovative learning company that condenses real-world experience into one-day simulations. They work...
by Liane Davey | Jan 12, 2014 | Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness
I recently wrote my first post for HBR.org. In it, I shared the idea that every individual on a team needs to take responsibility for how they are contributing to team dysfunction. You can read the full post here. One of the comments posted on the blog really got me...
by Liane Davey | Jan 6, 2014 | Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
What do you get when you cross complex, pressure-filled team challenges with a general fear and loathing of conflict? You get passive-aggressive behavior. Given how stressful and complicated work has become, it’s no surprise that conflicts arise, but what’s...
by Liane Davey | Nov 20, 2013 | Be a better team leader, How to fix teams, Interviews
This week I am sharing some of the insights and inspirations from my interview with Olympic Gold Medal winners Mark Tewksbury and Debbie Muir. Debbie, Mark, and I will be among the speakers at the upcoming XL Leadership Summit this February in Vancouver. We decided...
by Liane Davey | Nov 13, 2013 | Book Reviews, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
One of my clients was kind enough to give me a copy of the new book Conversational Capacity by Craig Weber. I’m sharing it with you because the core idea of this book is powerful and when practiced will fundamentally transform the quality of any team. One of the...
by Liane Davey | Oct 28, 2013 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams
How well do you really listen? Listening is one of those skills that you might think is easy. In reality, creating a high fidelity connection is difficult in a one-on-one conversation and darned near impossible in the ruckus of a team meeting. These continual poor...