by Liane Davey | Apr 24, 2022 | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I know, I know, you’ve been told that you aren’t strategic enough, so now you’re trying to reach a self-imposed quota for using big words and making references to The Economist. Please stop. Just stop. It’s not working. You don’t sound more strategic; you just seem...
by Liane Davey | Apr 3, 2022 | Personal Effectiveness, Strategy & Planning
Looking for a promotion? Want to be paid more? Tired of hearing that you’re “not leadership material?” One of the things you might need to work on is becoming more strategic. Unfortunately, “strategic” can be a bit of a nebulous term, and someone telling you that you...
by Liane Davey | Jan 19, 2022 | Personal Effectiveness, Resources, Team Leadership
Delegation Checklist Many managers choose to forego delegation and to do the work themselves. The justifications range from “if you want it done right, do it yourself,” to “I don’t have time for this. It’ll be faster if I just do it.” That’s not a good choice. Start...
by Liane Davey | Sep 19, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Contribute, Personal Effectiveness
Do you feel safe speaking up in your team? Can you voice an unpopular opinion without fear of your colleague’s rebuttal? Will you disagree with your boss knowing that they will value, or at least tolerate your divergent thinking? If you can say “yes” to those...
by Liane Davey | Sep 12, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communication, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Do you find yourself working on a team where you just don’t fit in? Or do you like your colleagues well enough but still not trust them for anything more than providing convivial coffee conversation in the cafe? Or is it worse than that? Maybe you have evidence that...
by Liane Davey | Aug 15, 2021 | Contribute, Personal Effectiveness
What do you do when you have work to do, but no mojo, motivation, or momentum to get started? Seriously, I’d love to know because I am not “feelin’ it” at the moment. I even toyed with a few justifications and rationalizations why I didn’t need to write a post this...
