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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Give Difficult Feedback to Your Boss (Even When You’re Scared)
To Ensure Your Upward Feedback is Received Well, Start with Connection and Intention You have some difficult feedback for your boss, but you're not quite sure they're ready to hear it. It might feel safer to stay silent. After all, they can't shoot the messenger if...
A Minute to Think with Juliet Funt
How to reclaim your creativity, conquer busyness, do your best work, and be your best self If you feel like you're constantly reacting and don't have a moment to think about what you're doing, much less why you're doing it, this episode is for you. Juliet Funt...
How Smart Leaders Help a Team Work Better Together: Plan Breakdowns
Expect common breakdowns to help your team work better together. Does your team get derailed by miscommunication, hurt feelings, customer service challenges, or another department’s dropped balls? These common relationship breakdowns don’t surprise effective...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How I Learned the Importance of Being an Authentic Leader
How I Learned the Powerful Impact of Authenticity (the Hard Way) Did you ever THINK you show up as an authentic leader, but as it turned out, you were really screwing up? Yeah, me too. This is how I learned the importance of being an authentic leader the hard...
Courageous Questions: How to Make It Easier to Get Better Insights
If you want better insights, ask clearer questions. Particularly during times of uncertainty and change, one of the easiest ways to know what's really going on is to (1) get clarity about what you don't know and (2) ask your team some courageous questions....
Leadership Support: How Do I Get More Executive Attention?
To get better executive leadership support, ask for what you need. You have lots of great reasons to want better leadership support for your team. An executive visit can really help provide strategic context and reinforce important priorities. A regular cadence of...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
AI for Leaders: Can I Trust AI as a Resource? (Asking for a Friend)
You Want to Use AI, But Can You Trust It? AI can be amazing… but let’s be real, it’s also a little nerve-wracking. What if it gets it wrong? Sometimes it feels like it's is just making stuff up (spoiler: it kind-of is). Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a...
Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year
Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable new year, now it's time to focus on HOW. How do you identify the habits that will make the biggest difference? In...
The Secret to Developing Employees Who Would Rather Not Grow
"I’m Good. I Don’t Want to Be Developed." Developing Employees When They Resist You’re trying to do the right thing. You want to be a good boss. You know developing employees is an important part of your job. You’re eager to invest in your team’s growth, help them...
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Karin Hurt
AI for Leaders: Can I Trust AI as a Resource? (Asking for a Friend)
You Want to Use AI, But Can You Trust It? AI can be amazing… but let’s be real, it’s also a little nerve-wracking. What if it gets it wrong? Sometimes it feels like it's is just making stuff up (spoiler: it kind-of is). Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a...
Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year
Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable new year, now it's time to focus on HOW. How do you identify the habits that will make the biggest difference? In...
The Secret to Developing Employees Who Would Rather Not Grow
"I’m Good. I Don’t Want to Be Developed." Developing Employees When They Resist You’re trying to do the right thing. You want to be a good boss. You know developing employees is an important part of your job. You’re eager to invest in your team’s growth, help them...
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3 Delegation Leadership Skills that Improve Productivity and Reduce Overwhelm
Episode 301: What if the key to improving productivity is simply learning how to delegate without anything falling through the cracks? Delegation is supposed to free up your time and build your team—but if you're constantly chasing updates or getting back subpar...
3 Overlooked Communication Skills to Be a Leader People Want to Follow
Episode 300: What separates a leader people want to follow from one they just tolerate—and could it be as simple as how you say, "Great job"? If you're like most leaders, you're juggling tasks, solving problems, and keeping your team afloat—but somewhere in the...
How to Disagree with Your Boss Using These Problem Solving Skills
Episode 299: How do you use your problem-solving skills to tell your boss “no”... without risking your job? We’ve all been there—your boss makes a decision that feels wrong, risky, or just totally off. But speaking up? That feels like walking a tightrope over a pit...