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 | 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...
by Liane Davey | Jan 20, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Communicate, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I hear clients talking about “failing” all the time. The only problem is that whether they’re telling you that failing is a good or a terrible thing depends who you’re talking to. On the one hand, leaders are trumpeting the need to fail fast, while on the other,...
by Liane Davey | Jan 13, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say, Virtual Teams
I was giving a speech to a group of insurance leaders last week. We were talking about the importance of working through conflicts as they arise to ensure they don’t stall productivity or erode trust. The question that came up most frequently in my conversations...
by Liane Davey | Dec 16, 2018 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Right Words to Say
Last week, my friend Karen posed a great question on my Facebook wall. She wanted to know how to cope at holiday parties with the growing number of people who seem to be offended about things. She asked my opinion on how to have a constructive conversation with an...
