Confident Humility Archives

Riots in Baltimore: Why I Need You to Help Me Write My Next Post

by Karin Hurt | Apr 28, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Confident Humility | 51 comments

I don’t usually write on Tuesdays, but it would be irresponsible to not write in the midst of the chaos brewing in my hometown, Baltimore. For my international viewers, Baltimore has joined the cities featured on CNN and the morning shows due to their looting...

The VOICE Approach: 5 Ways to Ensure Your Voice is Heard

by Karin Hurt | Apr 27, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility | 3 comments

A Simple Technique to Ensure Your Voice is Heard For Greater Influence In the Q&A after my keynote the other day, a woman (ironically after refusing to use the roving microphone) asked, how do I ensure my voice is heard? The truth is my biggest fear is that I will...

The Power of a Change of Venue

by Karin Hurt | Apr 24, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility | 9 comments

It’s tricky for all of us. I’m teaching the only leadership course these accounting students will take as part of their masters programs. The class runs from 5-10 PM after most have worked all day in their internships, and we’re crammed into a room...

3 Ways to Avoid the Slippery Slope of Inconsistency

by Karin Hurt | Apr 15, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility | 7 comments

Kendra is late because she was at the hospital with her sick child and barely got home to take a shower… got it. Every now and then managers must make exceptions, no doubt. But now, John is late too, and you feel bad saying something to him, since you just let...

The Surprising Way to Encourage Disengagement

by Karin Hurt | Apr 13, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility, Employee Engagement & Energy | 10 comments

Within three years, Mike had gone from an excited, creative new hire full of passion, energy and ideas, to a guy with one foot out the door with disengagement like carbon monoxide: invisible and impossible to smell. Here is his story. My first year, my ideas and...

Who Decides Your Future?

by Karin Hurt | Apr 10, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication, Confident Humility | 6 comments

It’s been a long day, turning into tomorrow, but I can’t get her out of my mind. Ling (not her real name) bravely raised her hand in my Masters level leadership class tonight. “Professor, I see how these techniques would be important for someone who...