by Liane Davey | Jun 7, 2020 | Communicate, Headline News, Right Words to Say
I have spent the past two weeks watching, listening, thinking, and learning about the death of George Floyd and the systemic racism and brutality that led to it. I was comfortable believing that I had everything to learn and nothing to teach. I would use my platform...
by Liane Davey | Apr 5, 2020 | Communicate, Connect, Right Words to Say
Hello from week three of self-isolation! It’s clear that it’s going to take a while before this new reality feels natural, but last week, there were at least flashes of normalcy. One of those bright spot moments was a session we facilitated with a senior leadership...
by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Virtual Teams
Do you have virtual teammates? Well, not virtual humans (at least not yet), but real people who work with you in a virtual office rather than a physical one? Working remotely from your colleagues adds some challenges. You don’t have the benefit of face-to-face...
by Liane Davey | Nov 17, 2019 | Communicate, Exercises
I told you last week about a team of people who were worried about an upcoming corporate restructuring. Their inner voices were whispering unhelpful thoughts suggesting they might not be smart enough, or sophisticated enough, or snazzy enough to fit in with their new...
by Liane Davey | Nov 3, 2019 | Be a better team leader, Communicate, Contribute, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
Does your organization have too many lists? I’ll bet that you’ve got lists of strategies, list of accountabilities, lists of values, competencies, priorities, goals. Yikes, with that many lists, it’s a lot to ask for employees to even remember what’s on the list, let...
by Liane Davey | Oct 27, 2019 | Communicate, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I am being driven to distraction by sloppy business writing. Specifically, I am flummoxed by the inability of people to create a coherent list. May I ask a favor? When you are creating a list of items (strategies, values, actions, whatever), would you please, please,...
