In my previous post, I provided some advice to a person who is concerned that she’s over-powering her team. I described a variety of approaches to take up a little less of the oxygen in the room. You can read those tips here. Even as I wrote that post, one niggling thought was bothering me…does […]
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 […]
“If you can’t be with the one you love honey, love the one you’re with” Stephen Stills In my previous post, I had a little fun with my sarcastic take on why it’s better when you don’t like your teammates. While it’s true that liking your teammates is less important than communicating effectively, trusting their […]
I love when people say they’re struggling with their team. NO, not because I’m a nasty person who likes to see people suffer! To me, if you’re struggling, it means two things: 1) you are trying to make your team work, which is incredibly important; and 2) you aren’t giving up at the first sign […]
You’re sitting in a meeting and your teammate is rambling on and on; you’re going crazy. Or they are saying something that is clearly biased: Seriously, they expect you to buy that crap!? Or they are being so pig headed and pushing all your buttons. What do you do? 1. Check in with yourself. How […]
If you even think about using social media to address an issue with a teammate, you have crossed the line. You’ve ceased to be the victim and become the aggressor. What got me thinking about this today? It was an article forwarded to me by my colleague Lisa Langley. You can read it here. It’s the story […]
I launched the Right Words to Say column and video series as a way to help people struggling with real issues on their teams. This week I received a great question from Karen who’s looking for help with what to say to a colleague paralyzed by organizational change. What do you say when a teammate […]
Upcoming Events
Tags
Recent Posts
Archives
- October 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
Categories
Subscribe to our Free Resources
We are constantly updating our resources to help you tackle the most important issues in your workplace. Sign up here to receive these tips and tools.
Recent Comments