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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Lead Different and Diverse People
Achieve More When you Lead Different and Diverse People You know that the ability to lead different and diverse people to come together and blend their talents is key to achieving breakthrough results. But if you're like most leaders we work with, we imagine you're...
5 Poor Leadership Practices You Need to Stop
These poor leadership practices are common but limit your influence. You’re working hard to be a great leader. You focus on results and relationships. You try to show up with confidence and humility. But despite your effort, you’re still struggling. Could one of...
The Danger When a Leader is Always Right
When a leader is always right, they’re not effective. If you had been with me early in my career, you would have seen my growing frustration. My first job out of grad school was teaching and I had a class of students who consistently: came to class participated and...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
10 Ways to Be Easy to Follow
10 Simple Ways to Be That Leader Everyone Wants to Follow . You want to believe you’re easy to follow. Who doesn’t? Are you? Before you shout, “Of course!”… take a breath. Because when I’ve been out speaking, training, and coaching leaders like you, I’ve been...
How to Transition Into a New Team With Confidence and Grace
Laura had a strong track record of success in her previous role and had earned the respect of her peers. But now, just a few weeks after her transition into a new team, she called us in exasperation. "My manager said he selected me for the role because of my...
How to Get Better Results in 2020: A Frontline Festival
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their thoughts about how to achieve better results in 2020. Thanks to Joy and Tom Guthrie of Vizwerx Group for the great pic and to all our contributors. Are you a leadership...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Asking for a Friend 2021 Video Highlights (Part 1)
Asking for a Friend: How do I Lead Well Through Uncertainty? Thanks to all of you who have joined our Asking for a Friend community this year! I'm so grateful for all the authors, executives and all of you human-centered leaders joining the conversation. There were...
How Reading Body Language Can Make You a Better Leader (With Video)
Reading Body Language Can Help You Go a Level Deeper When Connecting With Your Team As a human-centered leader, you want to pay attention to what's really going on with your team. Understanding body language can help you know where you can, and should, probe a bit...
How to Empower Your Team During Times of Uncertainty (Video)
Start here to empower your team, even when you don't have all the answers. "Karin, there's so much uncertainty these days. I feel like I'm caught in a constant wait-and-see sea of indecision. What can I do to empower my team to keep moving?" #AskingForaFriend...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Asking for a Friend 2021 Video Highlights (Part 1)
Asking for a Friend: How do I Lead Well Through Uncertainty? Thanks to all of you who have joined our Asking for a Friend community this year! I'm so grateful for all the authors, executives and all of you human-centered leaders joining the conversation. There were...
How Reading Body Language Can Make You a Better Leader (With Video)
Reading Body Language Can Help You Go a Level Deeper When Connecting With Your Team As a human-centered leader, you want to pay attention to what's really going on with your team. Understanding body language can help you know where you can, and should, probe a bit...
How to Empower Your Team During Times of Uncertainty (Video)
Start here to empower your team, even when you don't have all the answers. "Karin, there's so much uncertainty these days. I feel like I'm caught in a constant wait-and-see sea of indecision. What can I do to empower my team to keep moving?" #AskingForaFriend...
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Leading in Complexity and Uncertainty with Anu Rathninde
Your organization is a Complex Adaptive System—and so are the people you lead. Many leaders expect an organization to operate like a machine, but that leads to failure. Complexity and uncertainty mean unpredictable business outcomes, yet decisions are made based on...
Get Things Done in a Bureaucracy with Marina Nitze & Nick Sinai
Do you feel like you're jumping through hoops to get things done? From local government to the White House, Harvard to the world of venture capital, Marina Nitze and Nick Sinai have taken on some of the world’s most challenging bureaucracies—and won. In this...
Loveable Leadership with Jeff Gibbard
When your team thinks of you as a leader, is your leadership loveable? The lovable leader knows that all people are capable of extraordinary things, that obstacles can empower you instead of limit you, and that your abilities combined with your choices give...