by Liane Davey | Feb 8, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
I was having lunch with a friend this week and talking about raising kids. My friend said something that really stuck with me. She said she could already see the fears and anxieties she had passed on to her kids: evidence of her own insecurities reflected in...
by Liane Davey | Jan 7, 2015 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
The fall of 2014 was the most action-packed, rewarding, and successful three months of my career. Bar none. More speeches to enthusiastic audiences; more team sessions with appreciative leaders, more interactions with readers and ChangeYourTeam community members. I am...
by Liane Davey | Dec 4, 2014 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
In my previous post I asked whether there is one thing that you’ve been avoiding doing that is zapping your energy? If there is something important you’re procrastinating, it hangs over you and causes a constant low level of dread. Identify the thing you’ve...
by Liane Davey | Nov 30, 2014 | Personal Effectiveness
You probably have at least one thing that you’ve been avoiding doing because the thought of confronting it makes you really uncomfortable. Maybe it’s a conversation you need to have with your boss about something in your role that isn’t working for you. Maybe...
by Liane Davey | Nov 23, 2014 | Bad Leaders, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
Abusive leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “regularly and routinely mistreat, disrespect and insult others. They frequently “tear a strip” off their direct reports – often in public.” If you have an abusive leader,...
by Liane Davey | Nov 19, 2014 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness, Success Stories
I don’t think we’re having fun anymore. We’re rushed, stressed, harried, tense, bitter, grumpy, tired… we’re a lot of things, but happy is seldom one of them. I think it’s time to choose to be happy; to have fun in the face of stress; and to be buoyant just when you...
