by Liane Davey | Feb 18, 2015 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Good news leaders. My friend and leadership expert Vince Molinaro describes them as leaders who “prefer spin to reality.” They choose to “be in a state of delusion, rather than confronting what’s really going on.” If you present bad news to a good news leader, you get...
by Liane Davey | Feb 15, 2015 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Exercises, How to fix teams, Meetings, Right Words to Say
How often do you meet with your team without actually communicating with them? For one team I worked with recently, that kind of meeting was commonplace. Now they were offsite with an opportunity to dig deeply into some of the most pressing questions facing the team....
by Liane Davey | Jan 28, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Emotions, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
In my previous post, I focused on the importance of factoring in the emotional aspects of an issue when your team is struggling or experiencing conflict. If you didn’t read that post, start there first. Once you are convinced that emotions are data to be understood...
by Liane Davey | Jan 18, 2015 | Be a better team member, Communication, Right Words to Say
January 2015 is an exciting time at Knightsbridge. Our ideas are resonating, our business is expanding, and our team is growing. That means new people to hire and integrate. Given that you only get one chance to start a relationship, I wanted to make sure to start...
by Liane Davey | Jan 11, 2015 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Conflict, Right Words to Say
“How do you manage an employee who doesn’t like you?” That’s the great question I received recently from ChangeYourTeam member Julie. I’ll share my answer in the form of some dos and don’ts, but I’d love for you to pitch in with your two cents in the comments. Do...
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...
