28

Jan

How to work with emotional data

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liane

alignment, beliefs, conflict, conflict resolution, debate, decision making, disagreement, Emotions, facts, listening, values

Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, How to fix teams, Right Words to Say

  In my previous post, I focused on the importance on factoring in the emotional aspects of an issue when your team is struggling or experiencing conflict.  If you didn’t read that post, start there first. Once you are convinced that emotions are data to be understood and deliberately factored in to business debates, try […]

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25

Jan

3 Benefits of dealing with emotions on your team

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liane

anger, beliefs, biases, crying, decision making, emotionality, Emotions, motives, trust, values

About teams, Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, Communicate, conflict, How to fix teams

  “Come on Liane…executives don’t talk about emotions around the boardroom table!” asserted an incredulous member of a team I was working with recently. We were in the midst of a very uncomfortable and intense conversation about an issue that had been surfacing and resurfacing without being resolved. I was encouraging the team to stop […]

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21

Jan

5 Ways to make your team more decisive

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liane

criteria, cross-functional, decision making, decisive, Indecisive, role clarity, silos, Team Dysfunction, teamwork

Be a better team leader, Be a better team member, conflict, How to fix teams

“When we tried to shift from siloed decision making to collaborative decision making, we went straight to no decision making at all! We’ve solved for inclusiveness but created indecisiveness.”  That’s a paraphrase from a conversation I had with a senior leader last week.  Can you relate? Many obituaries have been written for the old command […]

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18

Jan

When you add new team members

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liane

connection, first day, new hire, New team member, Orientation, recruiting, socialize, welcome

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

January 2015 is an exciting time at Knightsbridge.  Our ideas are resonating, our business is expanding, and our team is growing.  That means new people to hire and integrate.  Given that you only get one chance to start a relationship, I wanted to make sure to start off with a strong connection. I thought I […]

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13

Jan

Can your team make decisions?

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liane

accountability, alignment, decision maker, decision making, optimize, pitfalls, team leader, team mistakes, validate

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

In the first session of every Vital Teams™ process, I have the team generate a list of verbs that describe what they should be doing with their time together.  With leadership teams, the list usually includes words like strategize, prioritize, and envision. The other word that is almost always in the draft list is “decide.”   […]

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11

Jan

Dos and Don’ts When an Employee Doesn’t Like You

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liane

animosity, Bad relationship, direct report, dislike, employee, manager, mistrust, supervisor

Be a better team leader, Communicate, conflict, Right Words to Say

“How do you manage an employee who doesn’t like you?” That’s the great question I received recently from ChangeYourTeam member Julie. I’ll share my answer in the form of some dos and don’ts, but I’d love for you to pitch in with your two cents in the comments. Do Assess whether the negative feelings are […]

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07

Jan

Reconnect

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liane

connection, disconnect, New Year's resolution, reconnect, relationships, resolutions, stress, Teammates, teamwork

Be a better team member, Personal Development

The fall of 2014 was the most action-packed, rewarding, and successful three months of my career. Bar none. More speeches to enthusiastic audiences; more team sessions with appreciative leaders, more interactions with readers and ChangeYourTeam community members. I am loving my work. So why, by the end of December, was I exhausted, frazzled, head down, […]

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