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Karin Hurt and David Dye
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...
Leading Performance Conversations without Losing Your Cool
It's easy to take things personally and get upset when you need to lead a tough performance conversation. In this episode, we'll take a look at what might cause you to get upset and five steps you can take to keep your cool and have a productive conversation....
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How Do I Have More Impact and Influence at Work? Video with Liz Wiseman
How do I have more impact and influence at work? For this Asking for a Friend, I talk with Liz Wiseman, Thinkers 50 award winner and author of Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger and Multiply Your Impact about what it means to be an impact player...
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...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
What Do You Like Most About Your Job? (With Video)
Your leadership highlight reel: Start by identifying what you like most about your job What do you like most about your job? When you reflect on your career (so far) what's the highlight reel? What are you most PROUD of in your leadership? What brings you JOY?...
How to Stop Destructive Workplace Competition (Asking For a Friend)
Set clear expectations to turn destructive workplace competition into healthy collaboration. What do you do when two of your (high-performing, high-potential direct reports) don't get along because they're competing for your job? This workplace competition is off...
How to Have a Successful Global Career: Authenticity in Action
Tips on Having a Successful Global Career from Serena Aboutboul, Senior Vice President of Nutrition at Nestlé. How do you build a GLOBAL career and remain AUTHENTIC while leading across countries and contexts? Asking for a Friend. Today I welcome Serena Aboutboul,...
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Karin Hurt
What Do You Like Most About Your Job? (With Video)
Your leadership highlight reel: Start by identifying what you like most about your job What do you like most about your job? When you reflect on your career (so far) what's the highlight reel? What are you most PROUD of in your leadership? What brings you JOY?...
How to Stop Destructive Workplace Competition (Asking For a Friend)
Set clear expectations to turn destructive workplace competition into healthy collaboration. What do you do when two of your (high-performing, high-potential direct reports) don't get along because they're competing for your job? This workplace competition is off...
How to Have a Successful Global Career: Authenticity in Action
Tips on Having a Successful Global Career from Serena Aboutboul, Senior Vice President of Nutrition at Nestlé. How do you build a GLOBAL career and remain AUTHENTIC while leading across countries and contexts? Asking for a Friend. Today I welcome Serena Aboutboul,...
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Four Critical Communication Skills to Solve 90% of your Leadership Challenges
Episode 292: Are leadership challenges making your job harder than it should be? 90% of leadership challenges come down to just four things. If your team is struggling with unclear priorities, missed expectations, or low morale, you might be overlooking these...
Leading Gen Z With Less Conflict, More Productivity, and Better Morale
Episode 291: Are You Struggling to Lead and Retain Gen Z Employees? Gen Z isn’t lazy—and they’re not inflexible or stuck in their ways. But there are specific ways you can help your Gen Z team members succeed and make your work even more attractive to this huge...
Reduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv
Episode 290: What if the secret to reducing stress at work wasn’t in planning more but in responding better? Unexpected changes and challenges are inevitable in leadership. How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity,...