by Liane Davey | Aug 14, 2013 | Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness
“If you can’t be with the one you love honey, love the one you’re with” Stephen Stills In my previous post, I had a little fun with my sarcastic take on why it’s better when you don’t like your teammates. While it’s true that liking your teammates is less important...
by Liane Davey | Aug 5, 2013 | Be a better team member, Communication, How to fix teams, Personal Effectiveness
If there is one idea that can change your team faster than any other single idea, it’s understanding that there is a difference between intent and impact when you communicate with each other. If you read this post, pay attention to the difference between intent and...
by Liane Davey | Aug 1, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness
Do you remember? Do you remember the time when you could get things done by sending out a memorandum on official looking stationery and people would just do what it said? Do you miss the memo? Do you find it a drag to have to talk to people, listen to their...
by Liane Davey | Jul 30, 2013 | Be a better team member, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
A great question came up in a conversation I had with an HR practitioner today. She had seen my video on what to do when someone gossips and was sharing the response she often gets when she tries to broach a gossip issue with an employee. She said that many people...
by Liane Davey | Jul 7, 2013 | Accountability, Personal Effectiveness
In my previous post, I talked about accountability for sustaining the team effectiveness breakthroughs that come at offsite sessions. You can read the full post here. The main idea is that 75% of the responsibility lies with individual team members holding...
by Liane Davey | Jun 2, 2013 | Be a better team member, Communication, Personal Effectiveness
“Strategic;” it’s the label that we’re all looking for. From the description at the top of our LinkedIn profiles to the comments on our 360 feedback, most of us want to be viewed as strategic by our teammates and our bosses. Strategic people are seen as more...
