by Liane Davey | Jun 30, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams
As a team advisor, I often hear clients refer to their “first team.” It’s an expression coined by Patrick Lencioni in his books The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Advantage. I’ve always wrestled with the idea of a first team and struggled to understand its value....
by Liane Davey | Jun 2, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, conflict, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
New research* suggests that if you’re willing to dish out negative behaviors at work, you’d better be prepared to take them. A meta-analysis of almost 100,000 people over 200 studies shows that negative behaviors (ranging from avoidance, to incivility, all the way up...
by Liane Davey | Apr 21, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communicate, Exercises, How to fix teams
I am working with a team of executives who have gotten themselves into a bad spot. Each has become entrenched in the notion that their teammates aren’t trustworthy. Their feelings about each other have already spread to the layers below and the CEO has now heard...
by Liane Davey | Mar 10, 2019 | About teams, Announcements, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, conflict, Exercises, Right Words to Say
With the launch of my new book, The Good Fight, only a couple of weeks away, I’ve been talking with a lot of people about conflict. The conversation often goes something like, “I’m launching a new book.” “Oh, cool, what’s it about?” “Why your organization needs more...
by Liane Davey | Feb 17, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communicate, How to fix teams
Thursday was Valentine’s Day. For some, it’s the most romantic day of the year. For others, it’s a huge let down. There’s so much we can learn about healthy teams from Valentine’s Day. That’s because we do the same thing with our colleagues as we do with our...
by Liane Davey | Feb 3, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Communicate, Exercises, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say
You’d be surprised how many trust issues on teams aren’t actually trust issues. Well, that’s not totally fair. They’ve become trust issues, but they didn’t start with team members backstabbing, demonstrating incompetence, or failing to deliver. A significant...
