by Liane Davey | Mar 5, 2017 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, Conflict, Right Words to Say
I gave a speech last week to a group of leaders from the legal industry. The audience was filled with the people who support the lawyers: people from HR, marketing, finance, etc. I was talking about the importance of productive conflict when an audience member asked...
by Liane Davey | Feb 5, 2017 | Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
Last week, I helped 250 leaders kick off the new year and inspire them to lead the changes their organization will need to win. I had the last spot on the agenda, right before the big close by the CEO. I decided to use it to bring all the messages of the event down to...
by Liane Davey | Jan 29, 2017 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Contribute, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
When the same issue comes up three times in completely different contexts in one week, I know it’s time to write a post. This week, it’s the implicit contract teammates have with one another that no one will criticize, or even challenge, one another, especially when...
by Liane Davey | Nov 20, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
I was giving a talk on how to have productive conflict when an audience member asked a great question. She was clear on all the advice and agreed that the techniques I was sharing were great…but! “What if get emotional and I’m no longer in a frame of mind to use these...
by Liane Davey | Nov 13, 2016 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Right Words to Say
Recently, I was facilitating a leader forum discussing the importance of leaders adding value at the right level (and avoiding getting sucked into the weeds). One audience member suggested that it was important to “push back” when your manager asks you to get involved...
by Liane Davey | Oct 30, 2016 | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say
Recently, I wrote an article about effective business communication for HBR that spread like hotcakes. You can read it here. It follows the standard HBR style and is therefore written in proper prose. When Missy Lafferty commented on Twitter that the post makes a...
