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Karin Hurt and David Dye
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...
4 Simple Ways to Gain More Credibility at Work
To Gain More Credibility at Work, Think Others First I'm often asked to speak about ways to show up with more confidence and to build credibility at work. There are still a stupid number of places that this is way harder than it needs to be, particularly for those...
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How to Build a Better Network of Peer Relationships
Don't Overlook the Importance of Peers in Your Network of Strategic Advisors When it comes to building a network of strategic advisors, it's natural to look to people with more position power, access, and influence as your primary go-to's. Yes, you want a...
Courage at Work: How to Be More Courageous (and Why it Matters) Video
You want to be more courageous, but sometimes the stakes can just feel too high. So, how do you know the difference between courage and stupidity? "Courage is every virtue at its testing point" -C.S.Lewis In this week's, Asking for a Friend, Karin speaks with Jim...
Love it. Own it. Your Dream Job with Carson Tate
In this episode, Carson Tate, one of America’s top productivity consultants, talks about why you don’t have to rely on your company or your boss for your professional fulfillment. Instead, you can take ownership of your career, your life, and your happiness―right...
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Karin Hurt
How to Welcome a New Employee: Small Gestures That Show You Care
Practical Ways to Make a New Employee Feel Truly Welcomed How do you help a new employee feel welcomed? I hear from so many employees who tell me how LONELY and DISCOMBOBULATED they felt on their first day. It shouldn't be that way. A new employee only gets one...
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?...
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Karin Hurt
How to Welcome a New Employee: Small Gestures That Show You Care
Practical Ways to Make a New Employee Feel Truly Welcomed How do you help a new employee feel welcomed? I hear from so many employees who tell me how LONELY and DISCOMBOBULATED they felt on their first day. It shouldn't be that way. A new employee only gets one...
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?...
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Leading Gen Z With Less Conflict, More Productivity, and Better Morale
Episode 291: Are You Struggling to Lead and Retain Gen Z Employees? Gen Z isn’t lazy—and they’re not inflexible or stuck in their ways. But there are specific ways you can help your Gen Z team members succeed and make your work even more attractive to this huge...
Reduce Stress And Have More Influence With The Power of Improv
Episode 290: What if the secret to reducing stress at work wasn’t in planning more but in responding better? Unexpected changes and challenges are inevitable in leadership. How you respond to them can either add to your stress or unlock new levels of creativity,...
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...