by Liane Davey | Apr 24, 2022 | Communication, Personal Effectiveness, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I know, I know, you’ve been told that you aren’t strategic enough, so now you’re trying to reach a self-imposed quota for using big words and making references to The Economist. Please stop. Just stop. It’s not working. You don’t sound more strategic; you just seem...
by Liane Davey | Apr 17, 2022 | Strategy & Planning
Developing a great strategy that uses your strengths and capitalizes on a market opportunity to give you a competitive advantage requires a particular team dynamic. That dynamic includes a certain feel in the room (something I’ve heard referred to lately as a mindset...
by Liane Davey | Apr 10, 2022 | Strategy & Planning
Can I rant for a moment? The way most organizations develop their strategy is a useless paper-pushing exercise that makes me want to rip my hair out. It’s vanilla, formulaic, one plus one equals two, and as a result, most business strategies are utterly devoid of...
by Liane Davey | Apr 3, 2022 | Personal Effectiveness, Strategy & Planning
Looking for a promotion? Want to be paid more? Tired of hearing that you’re “not leadership material?” One of the things you might need to work on is becoming more strategic. Unfortunately, “strategic” can be a bit of a nebulous term, and someone telling you that you...
by Liane Davey | Dec 12, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, Exercises, How to fix teams, Meetings, Strategy & Planning
In the previous post, I provided four techniques you can use to set your meetings up for success. This post includes four strategies for facilitating a great meeting. More Effective Meetings 5. Scan Before Diving Once you’re in a meeting and starting to discuss a...
by Liane Davey | Nov 21, 2021 | Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning
Even if you’ve got a Plan B, there’s no excuse for making a completely unachievable Plan A. If your plans are based on 100% productivity, that’s not a plan, that’s a pipe dream. Let’s talk about better Plans A. (And stay tuned below for the answer to what percent...
