by Liane Davey | Dec 4, 2022 | Be a better team leader, Personal Development, Strategy & Planning
I spoke with a successful entrepreneur last week. Her start-up has grown rapidly, and she’s feeling the pressure that success puts on her and her young team. Although each new opportunity is hard-earned and exhilarating, it also comes with things to learn and novel...
by Liane Davey | Jun 5, 2022 | Be a better team leader
If you’re trying to make your meetings more efficient and effective, one place to start is by doing a better job with guests. Bad meetings are already enough of a scourge on the regular attendees without dragging more people into the fray. Based on the behavior I’ve...
by Liane Davey | Jan 9, 2022 | Be a better team leader, Horror Stories
Are you considering taking “The Great Resignation” as your pick in the 2022 business jargon drinking game? I wouldn’t recommend it unless you can hold your alcohol. With the current rate at which people are throwing the phrase around, I’d be blotto each day before I...
by Liane Davey | Dec 12, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, Exercises, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning
In the previous post, I provided four techniques you can use to set your meetings up for success. This post includes four strategies for facilitating a great meeting. More Effective Meetings 5. Scan Before Diving Once you’re in a meeting and starting to discuss a...
by Liane Davey | Dec 5, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams
How much of your week do you spend in terrible meetings (and by terrible, I mean meetings with poor planning, unclear agenda, facile facilitation, and no clear outcome)? I’m going to share eight things you can do to set your meetings up for success. This post includes...
by Liane Davey | Nov 14, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Contribute, How to fix teams
You know how a gymnast loses major marks if they don’t “stick the landing?” That’s how you should think about your meetings. I don’t care how many flips and twists you get in, if you don’t stick the landing, they don’t count. It’s fascinating to me how much time is...
