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5 Reasons Teams Lose Confidence

by Karin Hurt | Oct 22, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy, Everything Else | 6 comments

Great leaders help teams visualize a winning future. They arm their team with the courage and audacity to remove roadblocks and galvanize people toward “impossible” feats. Take John. John had been in tough situations before, but this time the cocktail of...

5 Ways to Encourage Your Team Toward “Yes You Can”

by Karin Hurt | Oct 20, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Employee Engagement & Energy, Everything Else | 4 comments

28 eyes looked at me skeptically. They were convinced the task I had outlined for their strategy session was beyond their reach. “Just too hard,” they explained. “I’m not that creative,” said another. No time for second guessing. Sure...

Leaders Weigh in on Achieving Breakthrough Results – A Frontline Festival

by Karin Hurt | Oct 17, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Frontline Festival | 4 comments

Welcome back to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival. Our October Festival is all about Achieving Breakthrough Results. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors! Culture and Teamwork “Talent wins games,...

How to Have a Difficult Conversation

by Karin Hurt | Oct 15, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 14 comments

When I ask leaders why they’re not telling people what they need to know, the most consistent response I get is “She or he didn’t ask.” Quite frankly that’s a cop-out. Yeah sure–ideally everyone would be ASKING for feedback. If...

4 Reasons Underdogs Will Rule the World

by Karin Hurt | Oct 13, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 11 comments

The playing field was clearly uneven, but the “visiting team” had chosen to come and play by our rules: An underdog team at its finest. I was teaching executive presence and communication to MBA students, 30% for whom English is their second language. The...

Because You Know Better

by Karin Hurt | Oct 10, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 11 comments

I was pretty shocked by the reports of how Laura had acted in that impromptu encounter. Clearly I had to address the “rude and snarky attitude” but first I had to understand it. “Can you tell me what happened?” I asked, praying for an...