by Liane Davey | Nov 26, 2017 | About teams, Conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
In my previous post, I shared with you the idea of “conflict debt,” where we avoid the uncomfortable conversations that are desperately needed for the health of our organizations, our teams, and ourselves. When we avoid these prickly situations, we rack up conflict...
by Liane Davey | Nov 12, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I’m working on a new keynote speech and a new book. To accelerate the process, I enrolled in a 4-session, 16-day public speaking program to hone the big idea, write a compelling speech, and learn how to deliver the speech in a way that will knock your socks off. The...
by Liane Davey | Nov 5, 2017 | About teams, How to fix teams
Craig and I flew to the west coast last week to work with a great group of people. We were there to work with them on building a high performing team, but by the end of the day, it was clear that they don’t need to be a team. Although it doesn’t happen often,...
by Liane Davey | Oct 29, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, Exercises, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
Does your team have a “too hard pile?” Is there a list of issues that everyone knows need to be addressed for your business to evolve, but there is tactic agreement that they would be so uncomfortable, so messy to discuss that you just work around them? That’s what...
by Liane Davey | Oct 22, 2017 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams
I’m pretty sure this is going to be a controversial statement, but I’m saying it anyway. The culture of fear in your organization (yes, I’m pretty sure there’s a culture of fear in your organization) is stemming from leaders’ unwillingness to create discomfort for...
by Liane Davey | Oct 15, 2017 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
I wrote an article for Quartz last week on the Harvey Weinstein case. In it, I talked about the need to change our perspective about acting on office rumors, particularly when rumors might be the only protection against an abusive predator in the office. The article...
