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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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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
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...
How to Find More Joy at Work and Disrupt the Monotony
Find Joy in Contribution, Connection and Challenge Are you looking for more joy in your work? Has work gotten monotonous? Does today feel too much like yesterday? Important work is hard. And sometimes repetitive tasks are a vital part of the gig. But if your job...
Help! I Inherited a Dysfunctional Team: What Now? Asking for a Friend
What to do next when you inherit a team that feels like they're operating in the Wild, Wild West. You've inherited a new team and it's not going well. Employees are doing who knows what, when, where, with all kinds of "hows" that don't make sense... and you think:...
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Karin Hurt
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...
How to Find More Joy at Work and Disrupt the Monotony
Find Joy in Contribution, Connection and Challenge Are you looking for more joy in your work? Has work gotten monotonous? Does today feel too much like yesterday? Important work is hard. And sometimes repetitive tasks are a vital part of the gig. But if your job...
Help! I Inherited a Dysfunctional Team: What Now? Asking for a Friend
What to do next when you inherit a team that feels like they're operating in the Wild, Wild West. You've inherited a new team and it's not going well. Employees are doing who knows what, when, where, with all kinds of "hows" that don't make sense... and you think:...
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5 Communication Skills to Promote Productivity in the New Year
Episode 286- What if you could empower your team to promote productivity and maintain momentum all year long? Imagine leading a team that’s not only aligned and motivated but also laser-focused on building habits that drive consistent results. Whether it’s the...
8 Ways Busy Leaders Can Resolve Conflict, Get Everyone Back to Work, and Improve Productivity
Have you ever wondered how to resolve conflict within your team without getting caught in endless drama? As a leader, navigating team dynamics can feel overwhelming, especially when conflict arises. But what if resolving conflict didn’t have to mean sacrificing...
Five Leadership Communication Skills to Motivate Your Team
Episode 284: Are your leadership communication skills motivating your team, or are they leaving you feeling like a micromanager? Every leader wants their team to move faster, act urgently, and meet deadlines without constant reminders or sacrificing quality. This...