by Liane Davey | Apr 14, 2014 | Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
One of the most difficult and demoralizing workplace situations to endure is when someone criticizes you in front of your whole team. Each of us responds slightly differently to that situation: how you react will depend on your self-confidence, your physical state at...
by Liane Davey | Apr 9, 2014 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
At the recent XL Leadership Summit, I was asked by an audience member for help with a situation that had been causing some tension on his team. He has a team of 5 people where one member is frequently prolonging decisions. In his words she wants to “discuss...
by Liane Davey | Mar 30, 2014 | Horror Stories, Personal Effectiveness
A story from an audience member at a speech I gave last week has inspired a new series here on the ChangeYourTeam blog: How do I know when it’s time to quit. In this series, I will briefly suspend the “change yourself and you can change your team” mantra that you...
by Liane Davey | Mar 19, 2014 | Be a better team member, Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
The Knightsbridge Vital Teams™ process helps team members understand their styles and needs and the impact they have on team dynamics. We use the Birkman Method® as our tool in this process. This is the third in a monthly series where I’ll help you look in the...
by Liane Davey | Mar 16, 2014 | Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say, Success Stories
This is the second part of a post inspired by a guest post I did for Tanveer Naseer’s blog. The guest post and the first and second installments of this post explore how your biases and prejudices about your team members affect the quality and tone of conflict. If...
by Liane Davey | Feb 26, 2014 | How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness, Success Stories
Lately, I’ve been working with an organization undergoing a massive culture shift. The most important and impressive aspect is the shift to greater discipline. My exposure to that company and its leaders has made me view other organizations differently. It has made...
