by Liane Davey | Apr 24, 2022 | Communicate, Personal Development, Right Words to Say, Strategy & Planning
I know, I know, you’ve been told that you aren’t strategic enough, so now you’re trying to reach a self-imposed quota for using big words and making references to The Economist. Please stop. Just stop. It’s not working. You don’t sound more strategic; you just seem...
by Liane Davey | Apr 3, 2022 | Personal Development, Strategy & Planning
Looking for a promotion? Want to be paid more? Tired of hearing that you’re “not leadership material?” One of the things you might need to work on is becoming more strategic. Unfortunately, “strategic” can be a bit of a nebulous term, and someone telling you that you...
by Liane Davey | Sep 19, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Contribute, Personal Development
Do you feel safe speaking up in your team? Can you voice an unpopular opinion without fear of your colleague’s rebuttal? Will you disagree with your boss knowing that they will value, or at least tolerate your divergent thinking? If you can say “yes” to those...
by Liane Davey | Sep 12, 2021 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
Do you find yourself working on a team where you just don’t fit in? Or do you like your colleagues well enough but still not trust them for anything more than providing convivial coffee conversation in the cafe? Or is it worse than that? Maybe you have evidence that...
by Liane Davey | Aug 15, 2021 | Contribute, Personal Development
What do you do when you have work to do, but no mojo, motivation, or momentum to get started? Seriously, I’d love to know because I am not “feelin’ it” at the moment. I even toyed with a few justifications and rationalizations why I didn’t need to write a post this...
by Liane Davey | Jun 6, 2021 | Contribute, Exercises, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
Do you believe in the adage, “less is more?” Would you love to have fewer priorities, a shorter to-do list, and more time to focus on the few activities that really make a difference? Then you’ll probably find new research published in Nature as interesting and...
