by Liane Davey | May 23, 2021 | About teams, Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Team Effectiveness
Last week, I talked about the toxic phenomenon of bullying in the workplace. Based on a few comments on my LinkedIn post, it’s clear that long-term, aggressive, harmful bullying is something we need to worry about. If you didn’t get a chance to learn about the three...
by Liane Davey | May 16, 2021 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say, Team Effectiveness, Toxic Workplaces
The term “bullying” gets bandied about liberally in conversations about team dysfunction. For what it’s worth, I believe too liberally. How often do you hear someone claiming to be bullied? Bullying is an extremely serious, toxic dynamic that causes profound stress...
by Liane Davey | May 9, 2021 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
Have you ever had to work for someone who changed their opinion more frequently than they changed their socks? It’s an incredibly frustrating situation to deal with. You prepare plans diligently, present them compellingly, and then get ready to execute. But just when...
by Liane Davey | Mar 14, 2021 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communication, Connect, Exercises, How to fix teams, Hybrid Work, Team Effectiveness, Virtual Teams
There’s something missing when your team is separated from one another—something intangible. It’s that sense of where people are at, of how they’re doing. Sure, you don’t ever really know what’s going on inside someone’s head, even if you’re sitting six inches away...
by Liane Davey | Jan 24, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Connect, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
You know that for me, the best part of giving a keynote is the Q&A session. I already know all the stuff in the speech, but the questions are the entrée into what people are thinking, how they’re feeling, which of my suggestions comes easily and which needs more...
by Liane Davey | Nov 15, 2020 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
I delivered a new program last week, one that helps leaders create role clarity for their employees. The team I was working with had already made great progress in defining what they need people to do and now they were looking for support on the how. (I’m grateful to...
