by Liane Davey | Feb 20, 2022 | Be a better team member, conflict, How to fix teams
You could probably benefit from more conflict in your life. Does that sound strange? Backward? Misguided? I’ve spent 15 years advising teams, and 90% of those teams started performing more effectively when they had conflict more frequently. And as the team members...
by Liane Davey | Nov 28, 2021 | Be a better team member, Connect
During my annual NOvember campaign on LinkedIn, I challenge myself to find things I can say “no” to in an effort to liberate the time and energy to say “yes” to the things that matter. In this process, I hope to become happier, healthier, and more productive. To date,...
by Liane Davey | Nov 7, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect, Horror Stories
It seems there are few things we like more than a generational stereotype. Based on my time hanging around conferences and water coolers, I’ve realized we’re pretty comfy describing hundreds of millions of people with a single sentiment. Boomers don’t get technology,...
by Liane Davey | Oct 17, 2021 | About teams, Be a better team member, Contribute, How to fix teams, Strategy & Planning
Since the advent of nuclear weapons, there have been several incidents where false alarms might have caused a cascade to global thermonuclear annihilation. One such episode was triggered by a flock of Canada geese, one by meteor showers, one by a malfunctioning chip,...
by Liane Davey | Oct 3, 2021 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Contribute, Exercises
Imagine you’re sitting in a typical leadership team meeting (and by a leadership team, I mean you’re a people leader and so is everyone else around the table). It probably doesn’t take long before someone raises an issue. Not something that was on the agenda,...
by Liane Davey | Sep 26, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect
Have you ever had to work with someone you don’t trust? And I don’t just mean work on the same team or see them at the coffee machine. I mean have you ever had to depend on someone you don’t trust to get your work done? Have you been on the hook for something that you...
