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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Don’t Let These Three Common Mistakes Undermine Your Leadership Presence
Overused assets can ruin a positive leadership presence You work hard to set a positive example for your team. You care about success, and you want your people to succeed. You’ve clarified what matters most and you’re committed to accountability. You’re intentional...
Leadership Development that Works with Jennifer Mackin
Leadership development is one of the most important investments you can make in your organization's success. Unfortunately, there are many ways to do it poorly. The results are lost time, money, credibility—and worst of all, poorly trained leaders. In this episode,...
How to Be a Human-Centered Leader when You’re Stressed, Anxious, or Freaked-Out
Many people find it easier to be a human-centered leader when everything’s going well. But when you’re stressed and anxious, it’s easy to snap at your team, lose your temper, and undermine the culture you’ve worked so hard to build. If you have too many of these...
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After the layoff: How to support your team when it just got smaller
Practical Tips to Help You and Your Team Heal After a Heartwrenching Layoff My LinkedIn feed and email inbox are filled with news of layoffs and reorganizations causing unexpected career turbulence. And I've had more than a few phone calls from really talented...
Why Your Team Can’t Innovate When You Want Ideas and Try to Help
When Your Team Can't Innovate It May Be Because of Your "Help" New ideas have a life cycle. Many senior leaders jump in to help their teams refine, grow, or prune an idea before they're ready - and as a result, their teams can't innovate at all. Idea Killer? I have...
When Goal Setting Demotivates Your Team and Kills Their Spirit
Goal Setting Will Energize People When You Avoid These Common Mistakes Effective goal setting brings out the best in people. But if people can’t “win”, don’t feel their work matters, don’t understand why a goal exists, and feel tossed around without a strong...
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Karin Hurt
New Job, Fast Lane: How Not to Get Run Over in Your New Role
Navigating Workplace Culture as a New Hire You’re excited about your new job. You want to make an impact. And yet—it’s coming at you from all directions: Slack messages dinging like a fire alarm, meetings that could be emails, emails that could be lawsuits, and...
My Team is the Underdog! How do I Motivate Them Now? #AskingforaFriend
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Inspire Your Team When They're the Underdog? You know that feeling. The buzzer just sounded. You and your scrappy band of underdogs are stepping onto the court, and it’s clear the other guys are taller, faster, and, let’s be honest,...
The Most Overlooked Part of Difficult Conversations? Location, Location, Location.
Difficult Conversations: It's not just WHAT you say, BUT WHERE you say it If you’ve ever been blindsided by feedback via Slack, had your stomach drop at a cryptic text from your boss, or—yes, it happens—been let go over Zoom, you’re not alone. One of the most...
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Karin Hurt
New Job, Fast Lane: How Not to Get Run Over in Your New Role
Navigating Workplace Culture as a New Hire You’re excited about your new job. You want to make an impact. And yet—it’s coming at you from all directions: Slack messages dinging like a fire alarm, meetings that could be emails, emails that could be lawsuits, and...
My Team is the Underdog! How do I Motivate Them Now? #AskingforaFriend
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Inspire Your Team When They're the Underdog? You know that feeling. The buzzer just sounded. You and your scrappy band of underdogs are stepping onto the court, and it’s clear the other guys are taller, faster, and, let’s be honest,...
The Most Overlooked Part of Difficult Conversations? Location, Location, Location.
Difficult Conversations: It's not just WHAT you say, BUT WHERE you say it If you’ve ever been blindsided by feedback via Slack, had your stomach drop at a cryptic text from your boss, or—yes, it happens—been let go over Zoom, you’re not alone. One of the most...
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The 1 Word Leaders Overlook that Fuels Burnout
Episode 315: What’s the one word leaders overlook that’s quietly draining your team’s motivation? If you’ve ever noticed your team going through the motions—or worse, burning out—you’re not alone. In this episode, you'll uncover why even well-intentioned leaders...
How Leaders Master Managing Up: A 4-Step Communication Framework
Episode 314: What if one simple communication framework could help your boss actually listen to—and act on—your ideas? If you've ever felt ignored, dismissed, or unsure how to speak up effectively, you're not alone. This episode gives you a practical approach to...
The Missing 5-Minute Communication Skill that Will Transform Your Team’s Productivity
Episode 313: What if one overlooked communication skill could be the difference between unfinished work and unstoppable team progress? If you've ever walked out of a productive meeting only to find that no one followed through, you're not alone. This episode is...