by Liane Davey | Oct 4, 2020 | Be a better team member, Communicate, Connect, Exercises, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say
I had an epiphany last week about the source of much resentment in teams. I’m calling it “unseen work.” I define unseen work as the physical, cognitive, and emotional efforts required to complete one’s job that are not visible to others. Unseen work might include the...
by Liane Davey | Sep 27, 2020 | Be a better team member, Communicate, 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 | Jun 21, 2020 | Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Change, Contribute, Right Words to Say
I’ve noticed that some leaders struggle to envision what’s possible for their team or their organization and instead stay focused on the current state or dwell in the past. People with this lens are particularly conspicuous in a strategy discussion when you ask...
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 | May 24, 2020 | Be a better team leader, Connect, Headline News, Right Words to Say
Last week, I shared some of what I’m hearing from teams who are reaching the boiling point during the Covid crisis. Actually, part of the reason that we’re starting to see so many team issues is that we’re past the acute crisis phase. In North America, we’re into our...
by Liane Davey | Apr 12, 2020 | Personal Development, Right Words to Say, Virtual Teams
How goes the roller coaster? This is week four of isolation at our house and I’m becoming more and more interested in emotional regulation (not a coincidence). So many of the conversations I’m having with both work peers and friends center on the ups and downs of...
