by Liane Davey | Mar 26, 2023 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member
This is the fourth and final post in this series on managing up. We started with a definition of managing up (hint: it’s not just being the bestest employee you can be, as some websites suggest) and outlined the steps you can take if your manager isn’t managing. Next,...
by Liane Davey | Mar 19, 2023 | Bad Leaders
We’re two posts into this series on managing up. In the first post, we talked about how to get your boss to give you the direction and support you need. In the second, we considered an even better option: forming a united front to manage up along with your teammates....
by Liane Davey | Mar 5, 2023 | Bad Leaders
I ranted on LinkedIn last week about the Microsoft study that reported that 85% of managers are paranoid that their remote employees are ineffective. I came down hard on managers for not knowing what their employees were accomplishing. But Gordon Goldschleger...
by Liane Davey | Jan 30, 2022 | Bad Leaders, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
In this series on toxic work environments, we’ve talked about the five different ways that your work might be harmful to your physical or psychological safety. I also offered up options for what you might do to escape a bad situation by quitting your boss or your role...
by Liane Davey | Oct 24, 2021 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Contribute, Exercises, Strategy & Planning
How often does your leadership team talk about priorities? What importance do you place on the act of prioritizing work? When you say “prioritize,” what does it mean? Just to go all word-nerd on you for a sec, the term priority (and prioritize) comes from the...
by Liane Davey | May 16, 2021 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Horror Stories, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
The term “bullying” gets bandied about liberally in conversations about team dysfunction. For what it’s worth, I believe too liberally. How often do you hear someone claiming to be bullied? Bullying is an extremely serious, toxic dynamic that causes profound stress...
