by Liane Davey | Sep 27, 2020 | Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Contribute, Right Words to Say
I stumbled upon Ryan Holiday’s list of “33 Things I Stole from People Smarter Than Me.” Holiday is a bestselling author and undoubtedly a very smart person, so I was keen to see what made the cut for smarter than him. Turns out, there was some really sage advice. I...
by Liane Davey | Feb 23, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, 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 | Feb 16, 2020 | About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Conflict, Exercises, How to fix teams
You’re stuck on a toxic team. You’ve been trying to keep your head down and get along with everyone, but you can’t take it anymore. You’re done with the passive-aggressiveness. You can’t hack the self-righteous finger-pointing. You’ve decided that if no one else is...
by Liane Davey | Jan 19, 2020 | Conflict, Right Words to Say
I received a great question over Twitter this morning. The person asked, is there another side to the risk of conflict debt (the price we pay for avoiding conflicts that we need to work through)? Is there also a risk of conflict fatigue? First, there’s nothing...
by Liane Davey | Jan 12, 2020 | Be a better team member, Conflict, Contribute, Right Words to Say
Ever since we worked with leaders at Amazon a couple of years ago, Craig and I have shared their leadership principle, “disagree and commit” with all of our clients. It’s one of the most succinct descriptions of productive team conflict you can find. The disagree...
by Liane Davey | Oct 13, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Communication, Conflict, Horror Stories, Right Words to Say
Each time I give a keynote about my book, The Good Fight, I’m amazed at how open audiences are to my message about the importance of productive conflict. The best part of giving the speech for me is hearing the wonderful questions people ask as they wrestle with...