by Liane Davey | Sep 13, 2020 | Change, Strategy & Planning
When implementing a change, it’s valuable to not only have measures you can use to evaluate your ultimate success, but also a few leading indicators to help you know if you’re on the right track. Getting the right leading indicators can make the difference between...
by Liane Davey | May 3, 2020 | About teams, Change, Strategy & Planning, Success Stories, Team Effectiveness
Last week, I facilitated a business strategy session online using MS Teams. This is the kind of session that most leaders would traditionally have said needed to be in person. It’s amazing how your definition of need changes when your options are constrained. We did...
by Liane Davey | Dec 15, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning
In my work as a strategy consultant, I get to work with a lot of teams during their decision-making processes. I’m continually surprised by how murky the process can be, particularly when it comes to delineating between the times when conflict, tension, and diversity...
by Liane Davey | Nov 3, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Contribute, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
Does your organization have too many lists? I’ll bet that you’ve got lists of strategies, list of accountabilities, lists of values, competencies, priorities, goals. Yikes, with that many lists, it’s a lot to ask for employees to even remember what’s on the list, let...
by Liane Davey | Oct 27, 2019 | Communication, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I am being driven to distraction by sloppy business writing. Specifically, I am flummoxed by the inability of people to create a coherent list. May I ask a favor? When you are creating a list of items (strategies, values, actions, whatever), would you please, please,...
by Liane Davey | Sep 22, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Communication, Strategy & Planning
“We have too many meetings and getting to a decision takes too long.” Seldom does a week go by without me hearing these complaints. Yet, when I dig into the root causes of those delays, many of them are self-inflicted by decision makers who empower stakeholders where...
