by Liane Davey | Nov 24, 2019 | About teams, Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader
Is there a risk in leading from strength? I’m starting to think so. I’ve worked with hundreds of team leaders over the years and almost all of them have been decent, nice, well-meaning people who take their responsibility as leaders seriously. But most of them lead...
by Liane Davey | Jun 16, 2019 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Personal Development
In 2007, when Vince Molinaro, David Weiss and I were writing Leadership Solutions, we got the feedback that our manuscript needed to include a definition of leadership. At the time, I resisted that advice. Isn’t the definition of leadership obvious? Silly me. Twelve...
by Liane Davey | May 5, 2019 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Horror Stories, How to fix teams
We have a big problem in our organizational cultures of rewarding the heroic people. It’s so reassuring to see someone hustle and grind and save the day. I had a client tell me the story of an IT guy who had to fix a critical issue on his wedding day. (That’s just...
by Liane Davey | Apr 1, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Communicate, conflict, Connect, Horror Stories, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
I’ve been flying across the country delivering a leadership development program about the mindset and skillset leaders require to unlock the potential of their people. As I watch them role play with one another, I notice the things they say that create a negative...
by Liane Davey | Mar 4, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Connect, Horror Stories
In last week’s post, I talked about the risk of creating a “success theater” in your organization. The term had come from a Wall Street Journal article about General Electric and their culture of sharing only good news. This topic continued top of mind for me and I...
by Liane Davey | Jan 14, 2018 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team member, conflict, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
This is the last of a series of posts exploring the causes and impact of our profound conflict aversion. I’m exploring how the things we were told as children, taught us that conflict was bad. “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all,” or “Mind your...
