by Liane Davey | Jun 10, 2015 | Be a better team member, Exercises, Personal Effectiveness
Last week, I had the privilege of giving a luncheon address at a Women of Influence event. This amazing 20 year old institution gives women the chance to share the personal stories behind their professional success. Although I give speeches all the time, until now,...
by Liane Davey | Jun 7, 2015 | Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
A while back, I wrote a post on LinkedIn asking whether the women on teams are leaning in. Read it here. I got one comment with a bit of a “blame the victim” message. I didn’t write to women to blame them, I wrote to women because I feel passionately about...
by Liane Davey | May 6, 2015 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Recently, I heard a story of someone doing an end run around their teammate to get the boss onside. An end run is when you choose to go around the person who legitimately should be responsible for something to a person who will give you the answer you want. For...
by Liane Davey | Apr 29, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Personal Effectiveness
I received another great question from the community this week. “How do I help someone get past a pretty serious grievance with a teammate?” What a great question! Sadly, it’s relatively common to encounter people who feel they have been wronged and are now...
by Liane Davey | Apr 15, 2015 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
You’re new. You’re keen. You’re full of good ideas. You’re irrelevant to your teammates. D’Oh! As a new person on a team, how do you get noticed? How do you get involved in interesting projects? Most importantly, how do you make an impact? For most of us,...
by Liane Davey | Mar 22, 2015 | About teams, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
There are a lot of activities that look like communication that really shouldn’t count. Sending an email out into the abyss isn’t communicating. Popping into someone’s office to say something and then moving right along isn’t communicating. Listening to...
