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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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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
How to Make the Most of A Professional Development Conference
One Way to Turn Over-whelm into Practical Takeaways at Your Next Professional Development Conference You're attending an industry conference or professional development event, and are fired up with ALL THE IDEAS. You want to do all the ideas right away. And you...
How Can I Be a Better Listener (When I feel SO IMPATIENT)?
Be a Better Listener: "Time is the enemy of empathy." -Michael Reddington Hi Karin, I want to be a better listener. I do. But, I'm not sure it's in my nature. I get so impatient. It's not that I don't care. But, I'm busy. What advice can you give me to be a...
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?...
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Karin Hurt
How to Make the Most of A Professional Development Conference
One Way to Turn Over-whelm into Practical Takeaways at Your Next Professional Development Conference You're attending an industry conference or professional development event, and are fired up with ALL THE IDEAS. You want to do all the ideas right away. And you...
How Can I Be a Better Listener (When I feel SO IMPATIENT)?
Be a Better Listener: "Time is the enemy of empathy." -Michael Reddington Hi Karin, I want to be a better listener. I do. But, I'm not sure it's in my nature. I get so impatient. It's not that I don't care. But, I'm busy. What advice can you give me to be a...
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?...
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3 Key Leadership Communication Skills to Build a High Trust Culture
Episode 295: How can you build a high trust culture that empowers your team to solve problems faster, innovate more, and reduce stress? In this episode, we explore the power of a high trust culture and how it can completely transform your team’s ability to...
Flexible Leadership: Make Better Decisions and Reduce Stress
Episode 294: What if being a more flexible leader could help you make better decisions and lead with more confidence? The world is moving faster than ever, and leading through uncertainty can feel overwhelming. The same leadership habits that worked before might...
One Leadership Mindset Shift That Will Immediately Improve Your Communication
Episode 283: Is your leadership mindset getting in your way? If you’ve ever felt frustrated that your team isn’t responding to your ideas the way you expect, this episode is for you. As a leader, you work hard to make good decisions. But have you ever noticed that...