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Karin Hurt and David Dye
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...
One Easy Way to Get Your Team Talking (With Video)
This technique will get your team talking about hopes and fears. You want to get your team talking about their concerns, but if they're like so many of the employees in our courageous cultures research, they are likely holding back. In fact, 40% of the employees in...
How to Get Better at Delegating the Right Decisions (With Video)
Delegate the Right Decisions to Save Time and Reduce Anxiety for Everyone You want to empower your team to make the right decisions. But delegating can be scary. After all, some decisions are not up to them. Heck, some are not even up to you. So, how do you...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence
Impactful authentic leadership requires careful judgment and context. Authentic leadership matters even more during times of stress, uncertainty, and change. Of course, you want your team to be real with you. You can't help them if you don't know what's really...
Resourcefulness Matters: How to Help Your Team Be More Resourceful
7 Ways to Encourage Your Team to Be More Resourceful What does it mean to be resourceful? Our favorite definition of resourceful is, "The ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties." Quick and clever. Overcome difficulties. Who doesn't need more...
Team Conflict: How to Surface and Discuss Simmering Issues (Video)
Address Team Conflict Early Before it Erupts into Something Bigger We all know that when there is team conflict brewing, it's only a matter of time before it erupts into something bigger. It's like families refusing to talk about the tough stuff, and then one day...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Think Clarity: The Key to Highly Effective Leadership Focus (With Video)
Leadership's Focus on Clarity Emerges as Key Antidote to Uncertainty The more challenges you face, the more clear you need to be about which problem is the most important to solve. Today's Asking for a Friend is with Dr Avnesh (Avi) Ratnanesan talking about the...
How Do I Encourage My Coworker to Take Initiative? (without coming across as a jerk)
To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. Hi Karin, "I've got a peer who will never take initiative. I'm always stuck feeling like I'm the one to push if we're going to get anything done. I really don't like that feeling. What should I do? How can I...
How to Craft a More Meaningful Apology at Work
Cultivating a Culture of Meaningful Apology: How to Make Amends When You Slip Up "Hey Karin, I've got a good team. We're full of good intentions. We really do care about each other. But I've been noticing... we're moving so fast, and sometimes we step on one...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Think Clarity: The Key to Highly Effective Leadership Focus (With Video)
Leadership's Focus on Clarity Emerges as Key Antidote to Uncertainty The more challenges you face, the more clear you need to be about which problem is the most important to solve. Today's Asking for a Friend is with Dr Avnesh (Avi) Ratnanesan talking about the...
How Do I Encourage My Coworker to Take Initiative? (without coming across as a jerk)
To encourage more initiative be specific in your request. Hi Karin, "I've got a peer who will never take initiative. I'm always stuck feeling like I'm the one to push if we're going to get anything done. I really don't like that feeling. What should I do? How can I...
How to Craft a More Meaningful Apology at Work
Cultivating a Culture of Meaningful Apology: How to Make Amends When You Slip Up "Hey Karin, I've got a good team. We're full of good intentions. We really do care about each other. But I've been noticing... we're moving so fast, and sometimes we step on one...
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The Key to Resolving Conflict: Knowing When to Quit
Episode 261: In this episode, you'll explore resolving conflict - when it might be necessary to quit a conflict or even leave a job. You'll learn specific phrases and questions to ask yourself to determine if it's time to walk away. Host David Dye and guest, Karin...
Helpful Strategies for Dealing with a Passive Aggressive Coworker
Episode 260: In this episode, you'll discover effective ways to handle a passive aggressive coworker. Dealing with this type of conflict can be incredibly frustrating, but don’t worry—you’ve got some powerful phrases to use. Throughout the podcast, you'll hear...
Effective Strategies for Communicating with Chronic Complainers
Episode 259: In this episode, you'll get strategies for dealing with those chronic complainers at work. You know the types: "Mr. Whiny," who loves to complain for the sake of it, and the "Caring Complainer," who genuinely cares but shows it through constant griping...