Asking for a Friend – Real Questions, Practical Advice
Bold Answers for Awkward Career Questions #AskingForAFriend.
Ever had a career question you were too afraid to ask? You’re not alone. Welcome to Asking for a Friend, the go-to vlog for real talk on workplace challenges, leadership dilemmas, and navigating the messy realities of professional life.
Hosted by Karin Hurt, award-winning leadership expert, keynote speaker, and bestselling author, this leadership video series delivers straight-up, no-fluff insights to help you lead with confidence, inspire innovation, and handle workplace conflicts like a pro.
Karin brings decades of experience in executive leadership, sales, and HR, combined with her global leadership development work through Let’s Grow Leaders. Karin has helped grow courageous leaders on every continent (except Antarctica!)—and now, she’s here to help you.
From tackling difficult bosses to handling workplace drama, Karin Hurt has your back. Because sometimes, the hardest career questions need bold answers.
Asking for a Friend Shows Includes:
- Practical leadership advice to quickly inspire your team to high-performance
- Techniques and tools to improve your career and professional brand
- Career advice you can apply right away
- Interviews with expert guests like Seth Godin, Dan Pink, Ralph Kiiman, and Liz Wiseman
Invite Karin Hurt to Answer YOUR Team’s (or their friend’s) Toughest Questions
Audiences love a rapid-fire Asking for a Friend segment as part of Karin’s keynotes and workshops. Learn more about Karin’s courageous leadership keynotes and programs.
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Episodes
Managing Up With Grace (How to Give Your Boss Better Feedback With Video)
How To Get Better at Managing Up (Even With the Tough Feedback) Karin, I want to get better at managing up. But it's hard. And, I'm scared. How do I do this well? #AskingForAFriend Your boss is an...
My Team Doesn’t Like Me, What Should I Do? (With Video)
3 Ways to Build Deeper Influence and Connection Of course, you know that leadership is not who likes you. But it sucks to go to work every day when you know your team would rather be working for someone else. Plus, if your team doesn't like you, you're not going to...
How Do You Create Customer Loyalty? (Video with Shep Hyken)
Your Most Important Customer Loyalty Metric: Do Your Customers Come Back? In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Shep Hyken, author of I'll Be Back, discusses how to build customer loyalty and getting customers to come back again and again. [wp-video-popup...