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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Don’t Let Limited Perspective Destroy Your Team
Limited perspective traps leaders and drives apart teams. Recently, I’ve watched an organization of passionate and caring people disintegrate. The limited perspective of leaders and team members has frustrated communication and problem-solving. They’ve devolved...
5 Reasons Your Employees Ignore Your Coaching
Have you ever had (what you thought was) a great coaching conversation—your employee seems to get it—but fifteen minutes later they're back to their old habits? So you give them more coaching, this time "louder" either literally, or through progressive discipline....
Are You Making This Tragic Accountability Mistake?
Have you ever noticed that lack of accountability is contagious? If you know your boss is paying close attention to your results (and how you achieve them), you're more likely to be absolutely certain that your team is doing the right thing, at the right time. Of...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Scale Best Practices Without Frustrating Your Team
To scale best practices, focus on how they work in different contexts. Has this ever happened to you? Your top-performing team seems to have discovered the secret to transforming their productivity, customer relationships, or sales. And then you think, “It’s time...
We Are Each Other’s Destiny
When Karin and I set out to write Courageous Cultures, we obviously had no idea how the world was about to change. It was clear that the nature of work was shifting and that to stay competitive, businesses would need every person to solve problems, contribute...
How to Help Your Change Resistant Employees Contribute More
How to Overcome Resistance to Change: One Person at a Time If you’re like many leaders with whom we’ve shared our new book Courageous Cultures, you’re mentally indexing your team and wondering if they’re capable of micro-innovations, problem-solving, and advocating...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How Do I Ensure My Leadership Program is Successful? [VIDEO]
"Karin, we're thinking about starting a leadership program for our team and we want to be sure we get it right. What should we be thinking about?" #AskingForaFriend. Important Questions to Ask to...
How Do I Ask Better Questions: Asking For a Friend with Chad Littlefield [VIDEO]
Want to Ask Better Questions? Stop Asking Why. Here's Why... In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Chad Littlefield, Co-Author of Ask Better Questions. Chad and I met at an industry conference where we were both speaking and discovered many shared...
“I’ve Got This” How to Help Resistant Leaders Embrace New Learning
"Karin, Do you know what's really interesting? The managers on my team who need leadership training the most, are often the ones who are most resistant to learning. They say, "oh you, know what? I've got it handled. I don't have time for that, and I don't need it. ...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How Do I Ensure My Leadership Program is Successful? [VIDEO]
"Karin, we're thinking about starting a leadership program for our team and we want to be sure we get it right. What should we be thinking about?" #AskingForaFriend. Important Questions to Ask to...
How Do I Ask Better Questions: Asking For a Friend with Chad Littlefield [VIDEO]
Want to Ask Better Questions? Stop Asking Why. Here's Why... In this week's Asking for a Friend, I talk with Chad Littlefield, Co-Author of Ask Better Questions. Chad and I met at an industry conference where we were both speaking and discovered many shared...
“I’ve Got This” How to Help Resistant Leaders Embrace New Learning
"Karin, Do you know what's really interesting? The managers on my team who need leadership training the most, are often the ones who are most resistant to learning. They say, "oh you, know what? I've got it handled. I don't have time for that, and I don't need it. ...
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Have you wondered how your past experiences affect your present success and future opportunities? Experiential Intelligence—the mindsets and abilities gained from your personal and professional life experiences-- helps uncover just that. While you can't change...
Leading with the Enneagram with Karl Hebestreit
Do you want to gain insight and understanding in both yourself and your organization? The ability to take on another person’s point of view is a vital part of getting anything done successfully, and the Enneagram offers a unique and effective route to open people...
Authenticity, Love, and Legacy with Rani Puranik
Showing up with authenticity and love creates a legacy. In today's episode, Rani Puranik shares lessons of life, love, and leadership from her book, 7 Letters to My Daughters: Light Lessons of Love, Leadership, and Legacy. Rani provides a roadmap to equip not only...