by Liane Davey | Apr 22, 2018 | About teams, Communication, Interviews, Personal Effectiveness
Something a little different today. Rather than a post, I’m bringing you an interview with the marvelous Mark Bowden, a world-renowned body language expert and member of the wildly popular Behavior Panel. I had the opportunity to talk to Mark about his new book, Truth...
by Liane Davey | Apr 1, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communication, Conflict, Connect, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I’ve been flying across the country delivering a leadership development program about the mindset and skillset leaders require to unlock the potential of their people. As I watch them role play with one another, I notice the things they say that create a negative...
by Liane Davey | Feb 4, 2018 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Contribute, Feedback, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I facilitated a workshop this week that has given me lots of juicy fodder for discussion here with you. The session focused on uncomfortable discussions, including considerable time on how to give and to receive feedback. The conversation evolved as it usually does:...
by Liane Davey | Jan 14, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Conflict, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
This is the last of a series of posts exploring the causes and impact of our profound conflict aversion. I’m exploring how the things we were told as children, taught us that conflict was bad. “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,” or “Mind your...
by Liane Davey | Dec 17, 2017 | Conflict, Emotions, Personal Effectiveness
I’m in the midst of a series of posts exploring our profound conflict aversion and its toll on businesses, teams, and individuals. In previous posts, I shared a couple of the things we’re taught as children that give rise to our conflict aversion: “If you can’t say...
by Liane Davey | Sep 24, 2017 | Connect, Horror Stories, Meetings, Personal Effectiveness
In my previous post, I reacted to an editorial in the Guardian by Simon Jenkins, who came to the conclusion that meetings are killing people and destroying organizations. His article failed to consider all the good reasons why you go to meetings, so I decided to...
