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Karin Hurt and David Dye
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 four areas. First, ensure your team understands their big strategic priorities - the outcomes...
Micro-Motivation: A Powerful Technique to Inspire Your Team
Inspire Your Team By Isolating Habits and Behaviors Through "Confidence Bursts" What if you believe your strategy is achievable, but your team is skeptical if they can pull it off? You’ve set and reinforced clear expectations and clearly communicated "what" you...
How Leaders Use Small Habits for Big Results
Transform your leadership and team’s results with the power of small habits Your team won’t become a high-functioning powerhouse after one offsite. You can’t be a trusted, influential leader after one week on the job. There are no leadership hacks or shortcuts that...
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4 Critical Communication Skills for Managing Up with Style and Grace
Managing up well will build your influence, reduce stress, and improve your team’s performance. “How do I change my boss?” This is one of the most frequently asked questions we hear from participants in our leadership development programs. So, let’s get this out of...
Leading Through Low Morale: How to Stay Strong When Everything Feels Uncertain
In Times of Chaos and Low Morale, Lead Yourself First You love your work. You’ve dedicated so many years to serving your people, the mission, and making a difference. But now, everything’s changed. Day after day, you face a new set of decisions that make little...
The Secret to High-Performance Work Teams: Mastering the Performance Loop
High-Performance Teams Don’t Leave Their Achievement to Chance You know what it's like when a high performance work team fires on all cylinders. There’s energy, trust, and clarity. You make decisions quickly, everyone shares their insights, and people genuinely...
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Karin Hurt
How Do You Keep Going When Your Creative Vision Is Criticized?
When Your Creative Vision Meets Pushback What do you do when your creative vision (or project) that you've poured your heart into gets criticized — and it hits harder than you expected? I’m standing near the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable...
How to Challenge Assumptions That Hold Your Team Back (with Video)
Challenge Assumptions to Improve Decisions, Innovation, and Trust Transform your team's decision-making by challenging assumptions. Break free from narratives that limit innovation and growth. “My team is smart, experienced, and well‑intentioned. The problem? They...
Devastated with Your Employee Engagement Survey Results? Do This Next
How Courageous Leaders Respond to Tough Employee Engagement Survey Feedback You open your employee engagement survey results, and your stomach drops. You knew your team had concerns, but this is a shocker. After all, you care about your team and try to be a...
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Karin Hurt
How Do You Keep Going When Your Creative Vision Is Criticized?
When Your Creative Vision Meets Pushback What do you do when your creative vision (or project) that you've poured your heart into gets criticized — and it hits harder than you expected? I’m standing near the Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognizable...
How to Challenge Assumptions That Hold Your Team Back (with Video)
Challenge Assumptions to Improve Decisions, Innovation, and Trust Transform your team's decision-making by challenging assumptions. Break free from narratives that limit innovation and growth. “My team is smart, experienced, and well‑intentioned. The problem? They...
Devastated with Your Employee Engagement Survey Results? Do This Next
How Courageous Leaders Respond to Tough Employee Engagement Survey Feedback You open your employee engagement survey results, and your stomach drops. You knew your team had concerns, but this is a shocker. After all, you care about your team and try to be a...
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Hidden Communication Skills That Stop Unclear Expectations From Killing Productivity
Episode 340: What if the real thing killing productivity on your team isn’t laziness, workload, or attitude—but unspoken expectations no one ever clarified? You know the frustration. A meeting goes sideways. A teammate feels disrespected. You’re stuck in a circular...
How to Say No: Leadership Communication Skills to Enhance Productivity
Episode 339: What if saying no at work could actually increase your business worth, even when the request comes straight from your boss? If your plate is already overflowing, you know the tension: you want to be seen as collaborative and capable, but every “yes”...
12 GOAT Communication Skills That Transform Leadership, Productivity, and Teamwork
Episode 338: Have you ever wished you had the exact right words to transform leadership moments of conflict into calm, productive conversations? When tensions rise at work, it’s easy to feel stuck, defensive, or unsure of what to say next. This episode meets you...