24

Nov

How Honest Should I Be on 360 Feedback?

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liane

360 feedback, brutally honest, candor, evaluation, honesty, multi-rater feedback, ratings, surveys, Team Dysfunction, team effectiveness, Teammates

Be a better team member, Right Words to Say

So you’ve been invited to provide feedback to a colleague as part of a 360 feedback process. How honest should you be? Can’t I just soft pedal it, Liane? Can’t I hint at things that are really annoying me and let them read between the lines? Can’t I just hope that the boss is going […]

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20

Nov

What to do with the star who is a poor team player

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liane

bad fit, culture class, Discipline, fire, jerk, performance management, poor team player, prima donna, teamwork, terminate

Be a better team leader, How to fix teams, Interviews

This week I am sharing some of the insights and inspirations from my interview with Olympic Gold Medal winners Mark Tewksbury and Debbie Muir.  Debbie, Mark, and I will be among the speakers at the upcoming XL Leadership Summit this February in Vancouver.  We decided to get a head start and strike up the conversation […]

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18

Nov

Want High Performance? Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

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liane

development, discomfort, excellence, growth, high performance, olympics, stretch, uncomfortable

Be a better team member, Interviews, Personal Development

This week I am sharing some of the insights and inspirations from my interview with Olympic Gold Medal winners Mark Tewksbury and Debbie Muir.  Debbie, Mark, and I will be among the speakers at the upcoming XL Leadership Summit this February in Vancouver.  We decided to get a head start and strike up the conversation […]

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17

Nov

Are you making higher quality mistakes?

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liane

accountability, courage, development, fear, growth, learning, Mistakes, support, Teammates

Be a better team member, Interviews, Personal Development

This week I am sharing some of the insights and inspirations from my interview with Olympic Gold Medal winners Mark Tewksbury and Debbie Muir.  Debbie, Mark, and I will be among the speakers at the upcoming XL Leadership Summit this February in Vancouver.  We decided to get a head start and strike up the conversation […]

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13

Nov

Book Review: Conversational Capacity

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liane

book review, communication, conflict, conversations, Craig Weber, dialogue, listening, Team Dysfunction, team effectiveness, understanding

Book Reviews, How to fix teams, Personal Development, Right Words to Say

One of my clients was kind enough to give me a copy of the new book Conversational Capacity by Craig Weber. I’m sharing it with you because the core idea of this book is powerful and when practiced will fundamentally transform the quality of any team. One of the reasons I’m particularly fond of Weber’s […]

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10

Nov

Here is why you should stop asking why

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liane

candor, communication, defensiveness, dialogue, good questions, openness, questions, rationalize, understanding

Be a better team member, Communicate, Right Words to Say

Why did you do it that way? Why did you talk to her before talking to me? Why did you promise the customer that we would get it to them? Why didn’t you do a better job? Why is your nose so big? Why? Why? Why? Annoyed yet? And I’m not even your teammate…or worse, […]

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10

Nov

Interview with Scott Eblin

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liane

fix my team, interview, killer app, leadership, most common team dysfunction, scott eblin, Team Dysfunction, team effectiveness, toxic team, where to start

Interviews

  If you don’t know Scott Eblin, it’s time to fix that.  Scott is listed as one of the Top 10 Leadership Blogs for quality and consistency and I have to agree.  Check out Scott’s blog here. For today’s post, I’m sharing an interview I did with Scott about my new book You First: Inspire Your […]

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06

Nov

Why wait for someone to disappoint you?

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liane

bad boss, bad teammate, blew it, communication, disappointed, disappointment, expectations, follow through, let down

Be a better team member, Communicate, Right Words to Say

I was in an interesting conversation with a team today. They were talking about their boss and how he might handle a certain situation.  Someone said “I would be really disappointed if he did x.”  I couldn’t help but ask whether the team was going to wait for the boss to disappoint them, or whether […]

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03

Nov

Are You Fueling or Starving Your Team?

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liane

Adding Value, brainstorming, conferences, expertise, Innovation, inspiration, meeting new people, new ideas, team effectiveness

Be a better team member, Personal Development

This week, I attended the International Leadership Association conference.  I was tired from too much travel and sick with a bad cold.  I didn’t know another soul at the conference and my first thought was that I would just do my talk and then go back to my room to get work done.  Am I […]

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