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How to Have an Uncomfortable Conversation Remotely

by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Virtual Teams

Do you ever have to give feedback or have a difficult conversation remotely? Here are some tips on how to do it well.

Getting Your Team Unstuck

by Liane Davey | Feb 16, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, conflict, Exercises, How to fix teams

There are good and bad ways to try to get your team to stop behaving badly. Here are my tips.

Nice is not Enough

by Liane Davey | Feb 9, 2020 | Be a better team member, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

It’s good to be nice, but it’s not sufficient. Nice is often an excuse for being lazy, superficial, and willing to put up with bad behavior. Your team needs you to be more than nice.

Flip Your Priorities

by Liane Davey | Feb 2, 2020 | Be a better team member, Change, Personal Development

If you could flip your life so you could spend 80% of your time and energy on the parts you’re only spending 20% on today, what things would you flip? How would it make your productivity, your team, and your health better?

I’m not trying to be a jerk

by Liane Davey | Jan 26, 2020 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Personal Development

Are you accidentally, inadvertently, unintentionally coming off as a jerk. These folks were.

Reducing Conflict Fatigue

by Liane Davey | Jan 19, 2020 | conflict, Right Words to Say

I received a great question over Twitter this morning. The person asked, is there another side to the risk of conflict debt (the price we pay for avoiding conflicts that we need to work through)? Is there also a risk of conflict fatigue? First, there’s nothing...

The Problem with Agreeing to Disagree

by Liane Davey | Jan 12, 2020 | Be a better team member, conflict, Contribute, Right Words to Say

If folks on your team are agreeing to disagree, you’re set up for failure. Here’s are the simple steps your team can use to learn to disagree and commit.

Improve decision-making by separating phases

by Liane Davey | Dec 15, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning

Make your execution faster and more successful by separating these three different phases of the decision-making process.

The Role of a Team Leader

by Liane Davey | Dec 8, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Exercises

Use this exercise with your team to avoid common mistakes that team leaders make.

How did NOvember go?

by Liane Davey | Dec 1, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Change, Personal Development

It’s easy to think that saying “yes” is the path to more, stronger, better. Surprisingly, it’s often what you say “no” to that will make you happier, healthier, and more productive.

Hey leader, it’s not about you

by Liane Davey | Nov 24, 2019 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader

Many leaders I work with get too caught up in their own strengths to realize that their defaults aren’t working for their teams. Have you ever thought any of these things?