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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Celebrating 100 Winning Wells Providing Clean Water in Cambodia
Celebrating Over 100 Clean Water Winning Wells in Cambodia It was the Summer of 2016 and we had had just launched our new book Winning Well: A Manager's Guide to Getting Results—Without Losing Your Soul. We were talking to our good friend Scott Friedman about the...
Inclusive Leadership – Moving through Discomfort
Inclusive Leadership Isn't Comfortable Building inclusive leadership requires getting comfortable with discomfort, taking daily small steps, and being selective with the feedback you listen to. I’ve been reluctant to write this. At the core of my hesitation was...
Productivity at Work: How to Lead Highly Productive Teams
To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus on what matters most in three areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities. Next, give...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Fiercely Loyal with Dov Baron
The world has changed, and so has everything we know about becoming and remaining an effective leader, particularly when it comes to keeping your top talent! The effective leaders of tomorrow will do one thing: keep their top talent. In this episode, Dov Baron lays...
How Do I Gain Respect When My Team Doesn’t Like Me?
Use This Approach to Gain Respect and the Influence You Need Of course, leadership is not about being liked. But it sucks to go to work every day when you know your team would rather be working for someone else. Plus, if your team doesn't respect you, you're not...
How To Speak Up in Meetings (A Video For if You’re Feeling Unsure)
Techniques to Speak Up in Meetings and Ensure Your Voice is Heard "Hey Karin, I just had my 360 Feedback review, and I heard I should speak up more in meetings. But it's hard. How do I get better at this?" #AskingForaFriend 4 Ways to Speak Up More in Meetings This...
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Karin Hurt
How To Find a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search
Take initiative to find a great company culture that's the right fit for you. You're looking for a job, perhaps even your first "real" job out of school. Awesome. Let's talk about how to find a great company culture that's the right fit for you. Here's the lowdown...
Remote Team Building: How Do I Stay Connected with My Virtual Team?
Remote Team Building Insights from the Muppets Are you struggling with remote team building? You're not alone. Even Kermit the Frog (or someone with an uncanny resemblance) faces this challenge. He's #AskingforaFriend, but we know it's a common query: How do you...
Navigating Workplace Conflict: A Deep Dive with Ralph Kilmann
When Navigating Workplace Conflict, Start with the System "At least 80% of the behavior in organizations is driven by the systems, not personal preferences. So if you eventually switch out the people and bring in new people into the same situations, within 3 months...
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Karin Hurt
How To Find a Great Company Culture in Your Job Search
Take initiative to find a great company culture that's the right fit for you. You're looking for a job, perhaps even your first "real" job out of school. Awesome. Let's talk about how to find a great company culture that's the right fit for you. Here's the lowdown...
Remote Team Building: How Do I Stay Connected with My Virtual Team?
Remote Team Building Insights from the Muppets Are you struggling with remote team building? You're not alone. Even Kermit the Frog (or someone with an uncanny resemblance) faces this challenge. He's #AskingforaFriend, but we know it's a common query: How do you...
Navigating Workplace Conflict: A Deep Dive with Ralph Kilmann
When Navigating Workplace Conflict, Start with the System "At least 80% of the behavior in organizations is driven by the systems, not personal preferences. So if you eventually switch out the people and bring in new people into the same situations, within 3 months...
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Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
Simple Strategies for Resolving Conflict And Unlocking Team Potential
Episode 255: In this episode, you'll dive into the challenges of unlocking team potential when leading a team tangled in conflict. Imagine having a handbook of exactly what to say to calm the storm—that's what the book, "Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Workplace...
From Confusion to Clarity: Addressing Unclear Expectations
Episode 254: In this episode, host David Dye delves into the pervasive challenge of addressing unclear expectations in the workplace. David unpacks how such ambiguity can be the root of workplace conflict and offers precise language to help you articulate concerns...
Setting Healthy Boundaries: What to Say When You Need to Say No
Episode 253: In this episode of "Leadership Without Losing Your Soul," you're diving into the art of setting healthy boundaries and saying no at work. Imagine you're in a sticky situation. A colleague wants you on a new project, but you’re swamped. Or maybe your...