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The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
How To Show Up As a Better Leader During Chaotic Times
Leading in Chaotic Times Do you ever feel like us? Sometimes we just look at one another and say, "Why are we so tired?" Leading in chaotic times is exhausting. But when it comes right down to it, one of the biggest reasons is all the uncertainty and contingency...
9 Mistakes That Sabotage Collaboration and Destroy Trust
Avoid These Common Mistakes That Sabotage Collaboration You're working hard and want to win. So do your co-workers. You think, "we're all on the same team, so why does everything we do seem to sabotage collaboration?" Ironically, it's usually the well-meaning,...
How to Make Training Work: Every Leader’s a Teacher
Make Training Work by Involving Leaders at Every Level Do you get frustrated with training that wastes time and money, but doesn’t change behavior? Yeah, us too. Your leadership development (or any type of training) should be practical, focused on your business,...
General Topics
Karin Hurt and David Dye
Executive Presence in a Virtual World: What Matters Now?
Executive Presence: What You Need Now For Influence and Impact With more of us working remotely, what it means to have an executive presence is changing along with everything else. What matters most right now? Tips for upgrading your executive presence in a virtual...
The Future of Learning and Development: Best Practices and Insights
Chief Learning Officers Share Insights on the Future of Learning and Development Training and Development (TD) award-winning learning and development leaders share their insights from past successes and discuss the future of learning and development on Asking For a...
Get Out of the Rut: A Groundhog’s Day Challenge
Get Out of the Rut and Consider What Lights You Up If you're feeling stuck in a rut, this freaking pandemic might be the perfect time to try something new. You have time to consider what matters most, what lights you up, and how you can add the most value to the...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Get Your Coworkers to Embrace Your Great Idea (Video)
Get Your Coworkers to Embrace Your Great Idea and Make a Bigger Impact "I went to my boss with a great idea, and she said, "Go see what your coworkers think." They're already so busy and overwhelmed, I'm finding it hard to get their attention. What should I do?"...
How to Be a Better Manager of Managers (let’s talk about accountability)
If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I've got a manager of managers on...
Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve
Your Work is Valuable - Let's Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let's talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU - and YOUR TEAM's - work. Today's #AskingForaFriend came in from our Micro-Learning Lab. "I've always had...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Get Your Coworkers to Embrace Your Great Idea (Video)
Get Your Coworkers to Embrace Your Great Idea and Make a Bigger Impact "I went to my boss with a great idea, and she said, "Go see what your coworkers think." They're already so busy and overwhelmed, I'm finding it hard to get their attention. What should I do?"...
How to Be a Better Manager of Managers (let’s talk about accountability)
If your managers of managers are struggling to hold their teams accountable, dig a level deeper into the root cause This Asking for a Friend question came in from a manager of managers in one of our executive development programs. I've got a manager of managers on...
Leadership Visibility: How to Ensure Your Team Gets the Attention They Deserve
Your Work is Valuable - Let's Make Sure You Get Leadership Visibility Let's talk about getting more leadership better visibility and recognition for YOU - and YOUR TEAM's - work. Today's #AskingForaFriend came in from our Micro-Learning Lab. "I've always had...
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With David Dye
Where to Focus for Peak Performance with Sunjay Nath
Do you want to bring peak performance to your organization? If you do not have the time or resources to develop everyone, you are not alone. According to the 10-80-10 principle, any group or organization can be divided into three groups based on their behavior. For...
Free Your Voice with Hortense le Gentil
How do you free your voice to lead effectively as a human leader leading with empathy, vulnerability, and authenticity, and break away from the outdated myth that leaders must be superhero leaders: infallible, unflappable, and fearless? The journey from superhero...
Help Your Team Shift from Busy to Productive
What do you do to help your team shift from busy to productive? Is your team doing what you asked, but they're focused on counting the metrics, and how busy they are as opposed to the quality metrics of how well they're accomplishing those tasks? In this episode,...