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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How To Gain More Trust With Your Team in the New Year
It's the time of year where many of us are talking about what we want to lose—a few pounds, some bad habits, a toxic relationship. Today, I'm sharing some ways (I've learned the hard way) about what you might gain—or regain—after one of the most challenging...
The Most Important Leadership Question You’ll Ever Ask
When you think about leading a productive team, what’s the first question that comes to mind? How to get the right people on the team? What's the perfect vision? Or maybe you have questions about training or infrastructure. Of course, these questions are all...
How to Give Your Team Energy They Need
Lead like it's the first time to give your team energy. Early in my career, I learned a vital leadership lesson about how to give your team energy. I was working with an education nonprofit that supported children who lived in poverty. During the summer, we would...
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Virtual Team Building Tool: An Easy Conversation Starter
If you want a strong virtual team, get your team talking. If you want to take your virtual or hybrid team to the next level, use this virtual team-building tool to get your team talking about what's working and identify areas for continued improvement. What makes a...
How to Ensure High ROI Training
Nothing burns time, energy, and leadership credibility like wasted training. Three specific mistakes undermine training. These mistakes compromise your ROI and participant experience. You'll also get eight practical ways to overcome these mistakes and ensure high...
Speak-up Culture: How to Encourage More (and Better) Ideas
How to Draw out Better Ideas from Every Member of Your Team You're a human-centered leader working to create a courageous, speak-up culture filled with psychological safety. A culture where employees feel invited and encouraged to speak up and share their ideas and...
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How to Improve Collaboration to Make Your Good Team Even Stronger
Transform Your Teamwork into True Collaboration "Hi, Karin, my team gets along just fine, but I wouldn't call it TRUE COLLABORATION. What advice do you have to get them to collaborate more? #AskingForaFriend How Can I Improve Collaboration on My Team? True...
As a New Employee, How to I Ensure My Ideas at Work are Taken Seriously?
Want to make an impact in your new role? Position your ideas at work so they're more likely to be heard. "Hey Karin, "I was hired for my ideas and my extensive experience. I was told "We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. That's...
How to Encourage an Employee Stop Talking Too Much (Without Squashing Their Enthusiasm)
Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? It's tricky, particularly in virtual...
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Karin Hurt
How to Improve Collaboration to Make Your Good Team Even Stronger
Transform Your Teamwork into True Collaboration "Hi, Karin, my team gets along just fine, but I wouldn't call it TRUE COLLABORATION. What advice do you have to get them to collaborate more? #AskingForaFriend How Can I Improve Collaboration on My Team? True...
As a New Employee, How to I Ensure My Ideas at Work are Taken Seriously?
Want to make an impact in your new role? Position your ideas at work so they're more likely to be heard. "Hey Karin, "I was hired for my ideas and my extensive experience. I was told "We welcome your different perspectives, experiences, and ideas at work. That's...
How to Encourage an Employee Stop Talking Too Much (Without Squashing Their Enthusiasm)
Practical strategies to encourage enthusiastic team members from talking too much and empower collaborative conversation So what do you do when your well-meaning, enthusiastic team-member is just talking too much in meetings? It's tricky, particularly in virtual...
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Take Care of Yourself As A Leader
Episode 240: In this episode, we are replaying the most popular episode from 2020, which focuses on the importance of taking care of yourself as a leader. Host, David Dye, confesses to not practicing what he preaches and shares his struggles with mental health. He...
Leading a Fast Growing Remote Culture with Antonella Pisani
Episode 239: Antonella Pisani, the CEO and founder of Eyeful Media, a digital marketing and consulting firm, joins host David Dye, and discusses the importance of culture, values, and remote culture in leadership. She emphasizes hiring experienced talent and...
For Team Leaders Who Want A Promotion
Episode 238: In this episode, David Dye discusses practical ways for team leaders eager for promotion to prepare themselves for more responsibility. He emphasizes investing in knowledge and wisdom, achieving results, building relationships, and speaking up. The...