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Karin Hurt and David Dye
4 Powerful Leadership Moves that Transform Resistance to Change
Stop fighting resistance to change and use this binge-worthy approach instead You’ve been working hard with your colleagues on a new initiative—one you know will make things better. The strategy is sound, and the data backs it up, but when you present it to your...
The Five Pillars of Effective Team Decision Making
Focus on clarity in your team decision making to make better decisions, faster. Too many teams get stuck spinning in circles—second-guessing decisions, looping through endless meetings, having endless “meetings after the meeting,” or implementing strategies that...
5×5 Communication: a Leadership Communication Strategy to Ensure Your Message Sticks
The right communication strategy helps your message cut through noise and distraction. You’ve said it. You’ve said it again. And yet, somehow, people still don’t seem to know what’s going on. If you're ever frustrated that your team doesn’t act on important...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
The Overlooked Signal That Makes a Business Mentor Invest in You
Distinguish yourself with your business mentor by doing one thing most won't You didn’t build your career alone, and you won’t get where you’re going without help either. Your business mentor is often the unsung hero of growth, offering perspective when you're...
How to Inspire Innovative Thinking in a Risk-Averse World
When There’s No Room for Mistakes, Is There Still Room for Ideas? You love the idea of a Courageous Culture—one where people speak up, challenge the status quo, and offer game-changing ideas. But what happens when you’re working in a high-stakes environment where...
Crisis Leadership: How to Show Up When Everything’s Falling Apart
Crisis leadership demands that you empower yourself before trying to lead your team. We were working with "Vance," a human-centered CEO during a tumultuous season for his business—regulations changed by the week, unpredictable political landscapes made no sense,...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Get Buy-in For Your Idea: Tips to Seal the Deal
Great Idea. Lots of Nods. No Decision. Now What? You’re trying to get buy-in for your idea—an idea you know would add real strategic value—but it’s stuck in conversation purgatory. People are talking about it. Agreeing with it. Circling it in meetings. Saying,...
How to Lead a High-Performing Team of Competitive Achievers (With Video)
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Get High Performers to Win Together? What do you do when you’re leading a high-performing team full of smart, driven, A-type achievers? Big strengths, opinions, and energy. Also? Big potential for meetings that feel like intellectual...
How Do You Keep Going When Your Creative Vision Is Criticized?
When Your Creative Vision Meets Pushback What do you do when your creative vision (or project) that you've poured your heart into gets criticized — and it hits harder than you expected? I’m standing near the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable...
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Karin Hurt
How to Get Buy-in For Your Idea: Tips to Seal the Deal
Great Idea. Lots of Nods. No Decision. Now What? You’re trying to get buy-in for your idea—an idea you know would add real strategic value—but it’s stuck in conversation purgatory. People are talking about it. Agreeing with it. Circling it in meetings. Saying,...
How to Lead a High-Performing Team of Competitive Achievers (With Video)
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Get High Performers to Win Together? What do you do when you’re leading a high-performing team full of smart, driven, A-type achievers? Big strengths, opinions, and energy. Also? Big potential for meetings that feel like intellectual...
How Do You Keep Going When Your Creative Vision Is Criticized?
When Your Creative Vision Meets Pushback What do you do when your creative vision (or project) that you've poured your heart into gets criticized — and it hits harder than you expected? I’m standing near the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable...
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With David Dye
How the Right Communication Skills Help Leaders Restore Productivity and Resolve Team Conflict
Episode 341: Are your team’s petty conflicts quietly draining productivity—and costing you business worth—because the right communication isn’t happening? You don’t have time to play referee. You’ve got goals to hit, deadlines looming, and a team that should be...
Hidden Communication Skills That Stop Unclear Expectations From Killing Productivity
Episode 340: What if the real thing killing productivity on your team isn’t laziness, workload, or attitude—but unspoken expectations no one ever clarified? You know the frustration. A meeting goes sideways. A teammate feels disrespected. You’re stuck in a circular...
How to Say No: Leadership Communication Skills to Enhance Productivity
Episode 339: What if saying no at work could actually increase your business worth, even when the request comes straight from your boss? If your plate is already overflowing, you know the tension: you want to be seen as collaborative and capable, but every “yes”...