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Karin Hurt and David Dye
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...
Thriving into the New Abnormal: How to Support Your Team (with Video)
There's Nothing Normal About Where We're Headed Next- Time to Embrace the New Abnormal Your team is looking to you for guidance on what happens next. As you're making plans think beyond the new normal, and focus on helping your team thrive in the new abnormal. Last...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Good Comes First with Chris Edmonds and Mark Babbitt
As a business leader, how do you create a purposeful, positive, and productive work environment for your employees and customers while improving your bottom line? In short, "good" comes first. Your culture is imperative. In this episode, culture experts Chris...
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...
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Karin Hurt
Storytelling Mistakes: Do This, Not That for a More Memorable Story
Do This, Not That, For Better Business Storytelling Done well, strategic storytelling will make you If you want to be a better storyteller, avoid these storytelling mistakes. Avoid These Strategic Storytelling Mistakes [wp-video-popup...
My Boss Thinks I Need to Be a Better Team Player, Now What?
Get curious about what "be a better team player" feedback means. Your boss tells you you need to be a better team player. And you think, "Wait, what? Me? Where is this coming from? I AM a team player. Do you know how much I care about this team and the work we do?...
What Are Some Fun Workplace Conflict Team Building Activities (Asking for a Friend)
Free Workplace Conflict Team Building Activities to Help Your Team Reduce Stress, and Make Work, Work Better The best time to talk about team conflict is before you're in it. And, a good conflict teambuilding exercise makes talking about conflict easy. That's why...
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Karin Hurt
Storytelling Mistakes: Do This, Not That for a More Memorable Story
Do This, Not That, For Better Business Storytelling Done well, strategic storytelling will make you If you want to be a better storyteller, avoid these storytelling mistakes. Avoid These Strategic Storytelling Mistakes [wp-video-popup...
My Boss Thinks I Need to Be a Better Team Player, Now What?
Get curious about what "be a better team player" feedback means. Your boss tells you you need to be a better team player. And you think, "Wait, what? Me? Where is this coming from? I AM a team player. Do you know how much I care about this team and the work we do?...
What Are Some Fun Workplace Conflict Team Building Activities (Asking for a Friend)
Free Workplace Conflict Team Building Activities to Help Your Team Reduce Stress, and Make Work, Work Better The best time to talk about team conflict is before you're in it. And, a good conflict teambuilding exercise makes talking about conflict easy. That's why...
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How to Build Culture That Unites Inspires And Gets Results
Episode 289: How can you build a culture that unites your team, inspires action, and drives real results? In this Leadership Without Losing Your Soul episode, host David Dye speaks with culture expert Laura Hamill, an organizational psychologist and author of The...
A Leadership Communication Strategy to Ensure Your Team Knows Where to Focus
How can you ensure your leadership communication strategy cuts through the noise and actually sticks with your team? In today’s workplace, competing priorities and constant digital distractions make it easy for key messages to get lost. Without a clear...
One Easy Active Listening Skill Leaders Can Use for More Connection, Influence, and Better Conflict Resolution
Episode 287: Do you know how to use active listening to turn workplace conflicts into meaningful connections? We’ve all been in tense conversations where emotions run high, and communication breaks down. This episode teaches you a simple strategy for using...