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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Welcome (back) to the Hope Business
Unprecedented. Upside down. Turmoil. Those are just a few of the more popular words used to describe the profound change we’ve all experienced. But as much as they capture, they leave out. They leave out the reality for health care leaders who ask their teams to...
An Easy Way to Improve Your Relationships With Your Direct Reports
Improve Your Relationships With Your Direct Reports Even if you have an open door, and are constantly asking your direct reports how you can improve, chances are your employees are holding back. Particularly if you're generally a great boss, they figure "Why...
Why Your Team Needs Your Confidence Right Now
Your confidence is fuel for problem-solving and creativity. In the past two weeks, we’ve been in several meetings and conversations with leaders responding to rapidly changing coronavirus scenarios. Regardless of the industry, as leaders shared responses and next...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Manage Your Stress Without Frustrating Your Team
You're working hard to manage your stress and create a sense of calm for your team. But now your team is looking at you and wondering if you get it. They think, "If she really understood what was happening here, she wouldn't be so calm!" So, how do you manage your...
How to Help Your Boss Give You a Better Performance Review
Be the Leader You Want Your Boss To Be: Help Them Give You a Better Review If you're dreading your performance review, we invite you to be the leader you want your boss to be and take a bit of initiative. "But that's not my job," you might say. Perhaps—we could...
How Leaders Can Find the Fun During the Slog
Find the fun with authenticity, surprise, and variety. Robert unmuted his microphone, leaned into the camera, and asked in a near-whisper: "How can we find the fun again?" We were facilitating at the Inc 5000 Vision Conference, helping leaders navigate the...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Establish Trust and Connection With Coworkers in a Remote Team
Get Proactive to Establish Trust and Connection with Your Remote Coworkers I keep hearing from employees who joined their company or started with a new team during the pandemic. Many of these workers remain part of a remote team and have NEVER been in the SAME ROOM...
Inspiration and Strength: What Inspires You and Give You Hope?
Human-Centered Leadership Experts Share Their Sources of Inspiration and Strength As 2022 draws to a close, I'm curious, what's been a source of inspiration and strength for you this year? In our final #askingforafriend of the year, I share some savvy inspiration...
What are You Noticing? Insights and Observations as the Year Comes to an End
What we're noticing about leadership, teams, and company culture As the year draws to a close, I'm curious. What are YOU NOTICING? About yourself? About your leadership? Your culture? And, your team? I always find the end of the year an important time to stop and...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Establish Trust and Connection With Coworkers in a Remote Team
Get Proactive to Establish Trust and Connection with Your Remote Coworkers I keep hearing from employees who joined their company or started with a new team during the pandemic. Many of these workers remain part of a remote team and have NEVER been in the SAME ROOM...
Inspiration and Strength: What Inspires You and Give You Hope?
Human-Centered Leadership Experts Share Their Sources of Inspiration and Strength As 2022 draws to a close, I'm curious, what's been a source of inspiration and strength for you this year? In our final #askingforafriend of the year, I share some savvy inspiration...
What are You Noticing? Insights and Observations as the Year Comes to an End
What we're noticing about leadership, teams, and company culture As the year draws to a close, I'm curious. What are YOU NOTICING? About yourself? About your leadership? Your culture? And, your team? I always find the end of the year an important time to stop and...
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How Leaders Listen with Oscar Trimboli
If you want to be heard, you need to know how to listen. Communication isn’t all about what you say. It’s about what you hear, what you notice, and how you respond. In short: it’s about how you listen. And despite leaders spending eighty-three percent of their day...
Question Your Leadership Assumptions with Melissa Swift
If you change your leadership assumptions, can you create a powerhouse with the organization or team you already have? The COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-changing array of new ways of working seem to have all of us asking, “Does work really have to suck this bad?”...
Leading Through Fear with Kim Campbell
In this episode, former fighter pilot and retired Air Force Colonel Kim "KC" Campbell gives practical and inspirational ways of leading through fear and decision-making in high-stress situations. You'll get lessons and stories that will serve as a resource for you...