by Liane Davey | Dec 1, 2019 | About teams, Be a better team member, Change, Personal Development
As the days were getting shorter and the temperatures getting colder, I wanted to try something different to be in touch with you more often and to bring you some short and sweet tips that could help us all be happier, healthier, and more productive. The result was...
by Liane Davey | Nov 10, 2019 | Personal Development
Do you have a voice inside your head—a constant companion that narrates your life? Or maybe you have multiple characters sitting in your balcony opining on your triumphs and failures? Regardless of the exact cast, I want you to take a moment to interrogate your...
by Liane Davey | Jun 16, 2019 | Bad Leaders, Be a better team leader, Personal Development
In 2007, when Vince Molinaro, David Weiss and I were writing Leadership Solutions, we got the feedback that our manuscript needed to include a definition of leadership. At the time, I resisted that advice. Isn’t the definition of leadership obvious? Silly me. Twelve...
by Liane Davey | May 19, 2019 | Contribute, Exercises, Horror Stories, Personal Development
You’re worrying about too much at work, aren’t you? How do I know? Because the vast majority of people I meet are in the same boat. I see it in their eyes. I spot it in their reactions when they’re asked to take on even the most trivial new task. I feel their stress...
by Liane Davey | Dec 9, 2018 | Be a better team leader, Communicate, conflict, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
One of the most precarious situations you can get in as a manager is when someone comes to you with feedback about one of your team members and asks you to pass the bad news along. If you make the wrong move here, you condone passive-aggressiveness, exacerbate...
by Liane Davey | Nov 18, 2018 | Be a better team member, Change, Communicate, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
I was talking about what to do when you are resisting a change that’s imposed on you. A woman in the audience put her hand up. She introduced herself and then asked, “What if I’m the change that people are resisting?” Wow! Another week, another powerful question from...
