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Karin Hurt and David Dye
One Super Power Every Great Middle Manager Masters
If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. And...
The Blight of Soul-Crushing Useless Negative Feedback
Don’t let useless negative feedback sap your team's motivation. Negative feedback is destructive and all-too-common. There are three common problems that erode the power of these conversations. My phone buzzed with a text message from Amena, a junior manager....
How to Ask for What You Need (and get it) featuring Heather Hansen
A good leader knows how to advocate for their team, their ideas, and the resources they need. No matter what you do, you’re an advocate and you’ll love this episode. Award-winning attorney Heather Hansen has spent over twenty years fighting on the battlefields of...
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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...
How Do I Build Leadership Tenacity and Grit?
How do you tap into the grit and tenacity when you are exhausted? In this week's Asking for a Friend I speak with World Class Ultra Triathlete, Kurt Madden, who is also CEO of The Collaborative, about leadership tenacity and grit. [wp-video-popup...
Staying Coachable with Sean Glaze
Change is challenging for most of us. But the most effective leaders continually learn and grow. Former basketball coach and leadership consultant Sean Glaze gives you the path for staying coachable and avoid the complacency that can undermine your influence. If...
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Karin Hurt
How to Reset Expectations When You’ve Been “Too Nice”
You don't have to keep tolerating destructive behavior. Here's how to reset performance expectations. You've been so nice. You care about _____ (your team, your boss, your co-workers, your career, not rocking the boat...) so you've looked the other way when the...
How do I Succeed in My First Job? Asking for a Friend
3 Practical Ways to Show Up Strong as You Start Your Career You're new to your career. Maybe this is even your very first job. You want to get it right and have smooth sailing from the start. Excellent. Let's start with three practical tips that make your new...
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...
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Karin Hurt
How to Reset Expectations When You’ve Been “Too Nice”
You don't have to keep tolerating destructive behavior. Here's how to reset performance expectations. You've been so nice. You care about _____ (your team, your boss, your co-workers, your career, not rocking the boat...) so you've looked the other way when the...
How do I Succeed in My First Job? Asking for a Friend
3 Practical Ways to Show Up Strong as You Start Your Career You're new to your career. Maybe this is even your very first job. You want to get it right and have smooth sailing from the start. Excellent. Let's start with three practical tips that make your new...
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...
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How to Influence Your Boss and Share Critical Feedback
Episode 297: How do you give critical feedback to your boss without risking the relationship, overstepping, stressing out, or burning bridges? You’re juggling priorities, managing a team, and trying to meet expectations. But what happens when your manager’s...
6 Overlooked Leadership Skills To Run Meetings That People WANT To Attend
Episode 296: Are you running meetings that drive real results—or just draining everyone's time and energy? People don't hate meetings—they hate pointless meetings. Those soul-sucking wastes of time. If your team’s meetings often end with vague action items, low...
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...