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The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Lead When Your Team Can’t See the Obvious
It seems so obvious—until it isn’t. Bonaire is a desert island in the south Caribbean that’s known for fantastic coral reefs, flamingos, sea salt production, and donkeys. Coral, flamingos, and salt occur naturally in Bonaire. Donkeys—not so much. In the 1600s...
How to Prepare Your Successor For Success
7 Ways to Help Your Successor Succeed The same mentor who jokingly told Karin that if you want people to think you're a rock star "always follow an idiot" also smiled and said, "and always leave an idiot as your successor." Not the best advice - but leadership...
How to Lead When Your Employees Don’t Have to Follow
Leading people who don’t have to follow starts with your mindset. How do you lead when people don’t have to follow? In a recent long-term leadership development program Karin and I conducted for leaders from around the globe, this was one of the most common...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Frontline Festival: Leaders Share about Innovation and Imagination
In this month's Frontline Festival, top leadership experts share their perspectives and insights on innovation and imagination. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors. We're also delighted to feature Chip Bell,...
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,...
How to Be Compassionate Without Destroying Consistency (video)
Be Compassionate Without Destroying Consistency The other day, "Joe" reached out with a genuine dilemma. Throughout this crisis, he's encouraged his supervisors to be compassionate. Because, like you, he knows that everyone is dealing with their own set of...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Host a Clear the Air Meeting for Better Team Collaboration
Practical Approaches For a Better Clear the Air Meeting Do you ever need to have a meeting to "clear the air?" This question came in from one of our recent leadership development programs. An HR professional working to support co-workers who wanted to resolve their...
Too Many Ideas: How To Help Your Team Stay Focused and Creative [VIDEO]
Turn Too Many Ideas into Ideas You Can Use "Hey Karin, I've got to tell you. Your book, Courageous Cultures, kind of scares me. We don't actually need more ideas around here... we have too many ideas! We've been growing so fast, it's like the wild, wild west....
How Do I Prepare My Team for an Uncertain Future? (Video Interview)
Important Conversations to Prepare for an Uncertain Future In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Meredith Elliott Powell, Author of Thrive-- Turning Uncertainty to a Competitive Advantage. Meredith offers practical approaches to help your team prepare...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Host a Clear the Air Meeting for Better Team Collaboration
Practical Approaches For a Better Clear the Air Meeting Do you ever need to have a meeting to "clear the air?" This question came in from one of our recent leadership development programs. An HR professional working to support co-workers who wanted to resolve their...
Too Many Ideas: How To Help Your Team Stay Focused and Creative [VIDEO]
Turn Too Many Ideas into Ideas You Can Use "Hey Karin, I've got to tell you. Your book, Courageous Cultures, kind of scares me. We don't actually need more ideas around here... we have too many ideas! We've been growing so fast, it's like the wild, wild west....
How Do I Prepare My Team for an Uncertain Future? (Video Interview)
Important Conversations to Prepare for an Uncertain Future In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Meredith Elliott Powell, Author of Thrive-- Turning Uncertainty to a Competitive Advantage. Meredith offers practical approaches to help your team prepare...
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Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
Risk of Human Connection with Chad Littlefield
Is there a risk involved in creating stronger human connections? Chad Littlefield is an expert in human connection and the use of powerful questions to create that connection. (And yes, there's risk involved.) Outstanding leaders know that deeper human connection...
Leading from Gratitude with Dan Ram
Leading with gratitude and mastering connection have been keys to driving the success of event MC & Speaker, Dan Ram. Dan has hosted changemakers like President Barack Obama, billionaire founders Sir Richard Branson and Reid Hoffman, Grammy-winning artists, and...
Leading for Courage and Hope 200th Episode
Here we are! I have been looking forward to this episode for months, seeing it on the editorial calendar. Why? Because it is the 200th episode of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul! In this episode, we highlight several guests who have really inspired courage and...