15

Dec

Are you better than your team?

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liane

arrogant, bad teammate, better than teammates, condescending, intelligence, smarter than teammates

Be a better team member, Personal Development

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 […]

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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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14

Aug

Help! I don’t like my teammate

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liane

angry teammate, bad teammate, dislike teammate, enemy at work, friend at work, mean, relationship, team building, teamwork

Be a better team member, How to fix teams, Personal Development

“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 […]

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14

May

Struggling with your team? Good.

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liane

bad teammate, overwhelmed, stress, stressful team, Struggling with team, Team Dysfunction, teamwork

Be a better team member, Success Stories

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 […]

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01

May

How to deal with the teammate that drives you nuts

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liane

bad teammate, blabber, driving me nuts, long winded, poor team player, pushing my buttons, team building, Team Dysfunction

Be a better team member

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 […]

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17

Apr

Have you ever posted a beef about a teammate?

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liane

back stabbing, bad teammate, fix my team, gossip, how not to use social media, social media gaffs, team building, Team Dysfunction

Be a better team member, Horror Stories

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 […]

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03

Feb

What to say to a teammate who is resistant to change

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liane

bad teammate, change management, dysfunctional team, resistant, stuck in the past

How to fix teams, Right Words to Say

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 […]

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