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How to Break Monotony at Work for Better Employee Engagement

by Karin Hurt | Nov 10, 2023 | Asking for a Friend, Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Hi Karin, I’ve got to tell you my team’s work is pretty monotonous, so filled with repetitive work. Sometimes it feels like a merry-go-round week after week. How do I keep my team motivated when there is so much monotony at work? #AskingforaFriend...

Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve

by Karin Hurt | Apr 14, 2023 | Asking for a Friend, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Your Work is Valuable – Let’s Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let’s talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU – and YOUR TEAM’s – work. Today’s #AskingForaFriend came in from our...

Communicating to Executives: How to Get Better at Capturing Their Attention

by Karin Hurt | Jan 23, 2023 | Asking for a Friend, Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Capture Their Attention with a Message so Appealing They Put Down Their Phones and Listen “Karin, I’ve got to tell you. The executives at my company are so busy and distracted. There are just so many things going on. I find it really, really difficult to...

Too Many Ideas: How To Help Your Team Stay Focused and Creative [VIDEO]

by Karin Hurt | Aug 18, 2022 | Asking for a Friend, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Turn Too Many Ideas into Ideas You Can Use “Hey Karin, I’ve got to tell you. Your book, Courageous Cultures, kind of scares me. We don’t actually need more ideas around here… we have too many ideas! We’ve been growing so fast, it’s...

Seeing Around Corners: How to Know What’s Coming Next (Video)

by Karin Hurt | Apr 30, 2022 | Asking for a Friend, Asking For a Friend Featured | 0 comments

Practical Approaches for Seeing Around Corners: A Conversation with Rita McGrath On, this edition of Asking For a Friend, I talk with Rita McGrath, author of Seeing Around Corners. We discuss, “How to think strategically when you don’t know what’s...

Employee Retention: Retain an Employee Who Has One Foot Out the Door (Video)

by Karin Hurt | Apr 21, 2022 | Asking for a Friend, Asking For a Friend Featured | 0 comments

Employee retention happens at every phase of the employee experience. You have a highly valued employee who you sense is looking for a new opportunity. You’d hate to lose them, but you know people are leaving jobs during this “Great Resignation.” ...