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The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
Lead Your Team to Make Better Decisions, Faster
When decision-making or problem-solving meetings bog down and become a waste of time, there are usually two problems causing the stagnation. In this episode, you'll get the tools to overcome both of these problems before they derail your team. Take these two quick...
Leading When Things Break
Are you blindsided when things break down, problems happen, or conflict occurs? Great leaders anticipate these breakdowns and know that it's a matter of when - not if - they'll happen. Lead your team with a planned recovery and equip them with the skills to...
Calm the Chaos and Help Your Team Regain their Focus
It's a challenge common to many leaders and managers: Last-minute customer requests, emergencies, interruptions, and distractions make it hard to stay focused on your M.I.T.s (the Most Important Thing). If you're not careful, reactivity can become a permanent way...
General Topics
Karin Hurt and David Dye
Our Team is Growing: How do I Lead Well Now? (With Video)
"Karin, our team is growing. Fast! How do I lead well now?" "Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. What do I do now?" "How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?" [wp-video-popup...
Leading Through Disruption with David Giersdorf
Is there any industry that's been disrupted more at a global level over the past twenty years than the cruise lines? In this episode, David Giersdorf, a former senior executive in the global cruise, travel, and marketing services industry, gives the roadmap for...
How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur
How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin's favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: "If this was your company, would you _______ (make this decision, hold...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Overwhelmed at Work? How to Express Your Stress and Get the Help You Need
Powerful phrases to talk about being overwhelmed at work (without sounding like a complainer) Have you ever looked at your to-do list and just laughed? You think, “Right, that’s not happening.” But moments later, you realize that none of the tasks on your list are...
Human Connection: How Do I Train Someone to Connect More Deeply?
To Get Better at Human Connection, Make Connecting a Habit "Hey Karin, I was just in your and David's session at the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Global Conference in New Orleans, where you talked about human connection and the 4 dimensions of...
How You Can Encourage Courage and Better Conversations as a Team Activity
Psychological Safety and Courage: Two Sides of the Same (Immensely Valuable) Coin Does psychological safety take away the need for courage? Or does courage take away the need for psychological safety? The answer to both questions is a resounding NO. Both are-- and...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Overwhelmed at Work? How to Express Your Stress and Get the Help You Need
Powerful phrases to talk about being overwhelmed at work (without sounding like a complainer) Have you ever looked at your to-do list and just laughed? You think, “Right, that’s not happening.” But moments later, you realize that none of the tasks on your list are...
Human Connection: How Do I Train Someone to Connect More Deeply?
To Get Better at Human Connection, Make Connecting a Habit "Hey Karin, I was just in your and David's session at the Association for Talent Development (ATD) Global Conference in New Orleans, where you talked about human connection and the 4 dimensions of...
How You Can Encourage Courage and Better Conversations as a Team Activity
Psychological Safety and Courage: Two Sides of the Same (Immensely Valuable) Coin Does psychological safety take away the need for courage? Or does courage take away the need for psychological safety? The answer to both questions is a resounding NO. Both are-- and...
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Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
Genius Leadership: Strategies for Success and Sustainability
Episode 267: In this episode of the Leadership without Losing Your Soul podcast, you’ll dive into an engaging conversation about genius leadership with your host, David Dye, and special guest Melanie van de Velde, author of Lead Like a Genius. You'll explore how...
Leading with Purpose: How to Cultivate an Aliveness Mindset
Episode 266: In this episode of "Leadership Without Losing Your Soul," David talks with Jack Craven, a trial lawyer turned CEO, aliveness mindset author, and executive coach. Jack shares his journey of leading business leaders toward more fulfilling lives,...
Going Beyond Leadership Skill Training to Unlock Potential
Episode 265: In this episode of the Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast, David Dye and Lori Mazan invite you to rethink the way you approach leadership. Skill training is just the beginning; true leadership goes beyond that. They emphasize the importance of...