by Liane Davey | Dec 4, 2022 | Be a better team leader, Personal Development, Strategy & Planning
I spoke with a successful entrepreneur last week. Her start-up has grown rapidly, and she’s feeling the pressure that success puts on her and her young team. Although each new opportunity is hard-earned and exhilarating, it also comes with things to learn and novel...
by Liane Davey | Oct 23, 2022 | Strategy & Planning
The 3COze High-Performance Teams process helps colleagues understand one another’s styles and needs and how the differences in those characteristics can affect team dynamics. This article is the tenth in a series where I explain the differences that might be causing...
by Liane Davey | Apr 24, 2022 | Communication, 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 17, 2022 | Strategy & Planning
Developing a great strategy that uses your strengths and capitalizes on a market opportunity to give you a competitive advantage requires a particular team dynamic. That dynamic includes a certain feel in the room (something I’ve heard referred to lately as a mindset...
by Liane Davey | Apr 10, 2022 | Strategy & Planning
Can I rant for a moment? The way most organizations develop their strategy is a useless paper-pushing exercise that makes me want to rip my hair out. It’s vanilla, formulaic, one plus one equals two, and as a result, most business strategies are utterly devoid of...
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...