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Karin Hurt and David Dye
What Do I Do if They Cry?
How to Deal With an Employee Who Cries At Work Let's be real. No one likes to hear what they're doing wrong, particularly if they know you are right. Giving feedback is tough. Hearing tough feedback is even tougher. What do you do if they cry? We hear this "What do...
Inherited an Underperforming Team? What Now?
If you're a great leader, it's bound to happen to you. You invest your heart and soul getting your team to peak performance, and just as you're about to breathe a sigh of relief, you get the call. There's an underperforming team that needs your leadership. Your...
Different or Better?
Have you ever noticed the radically different approaches people take to preparing Thanksgiving dinner? Scott might order the whole thing from a caterer just to have it done. Jenny asks what they can bring, then shows up early with extra, and offers to help chop,...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Stop Emailing When You Should Have a Meeting
Have a meeting for more bandwidth and speed. Recently we were delivering a leadership development program when Annia, a senior leader in the firm, raised her hand and addressed the room: “I’ve noticed that many of us quickly send an email rather than picking up the...
How to Get Your New Team to Trust You
Do you ever wish your new team would talk to your last team? That would save so much precious time. If you could just get your new team to trust you, you’d get on to making your usual magic. You know you're good, and you deserve a better reception from your new...
How to Help Your Team Reflect on Their Accomplishments
Help Your Team Reflect on Their Accomplishments for a More Impactful End-of-Year Performance Review Last week we talked about mistakes managers make when delivering performance feedback. So, today let's flip the conversation around. Let's talk about how to make...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How Do I Build Leadership Tenacity and Grit?
How do you tap into the grit and tenacity when you are exhausted? In this week's Asking for a Friend I speak with World Class Ultra Triathlete, Kurt Madden, who is also CEO of The Collaborative, about leadership tenacity and grit. [wp-video-popup...
How Can I Have More Fun at Work? Asking For a Friend Video – Dr. Bob Nelson
Practical Ideas for Having More Fun at Work In this week's Asking For a Friend, I interview Dr. Bob Nelson. author of Work Made Fun Gets Done, and discuss how to have more fun at work! Do's and...
Managing Up With Grace (How to Give Your Boss Better Feedback With Video)
How To Get Better at Managing Up (Even With the Tough Feedback) Karin, I want to get better at managing up. But it's hard. And, I'm scared. How do I do this well? #AskingForAFriend Your boss is an...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How Do I Build Leadership Tenacity and Grit?
How do you tap into the grit and tenacity when you are exhausted? In this week's Asking for a Friend I speak with World Class Ultra Triathlete, Kurt Madden, who is also CEO of The Collaborative, about leadership tenacity and grit. [wp-video-popup...
How Can I Have More Fun at Work? Asking For a Friend Video – Dr. Bob Nelson
Practical Ideas for Having More Fun at Work In this week's Asking For a Friend, I interview Dr. Bob Nelson. author of Work Made Fun Gets Done, and discuss how to have more fun at work! Do's and...
Managing Up With Grace (How to Give Your Boss Better Feedback With Video)
How To Get Better at Managing Up (Even With the Tough Feedback) Karin, I want to get better at managing up. But it's hard. And, I'm scared. How do I do this well? #AskingForAFriend Your boss is an...
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An Age of Miracles
We live in an age of miracles. In this episode, we continue with the theme in Season 11 focusing on more humanity aspects of human-centered leadership. Your life is the product of millions of decisions made by millions of people. Without interdependence, nothing...
Leading Gen Z with Josh Packard, Ph.D.
Gen Z is entering the workforce right now and their perspective, needs, talents, and abilities will transform the workplace. In this episode, Gen-Z expert Josh Packard, Ph.D. shares his latest research on how you can attract, retain, and lead this generation and...
How Leaders Can Find the Win in No-Win Scenarios
How do you lead through situations when it feels like everything is a no-win scenario? No-win scenarios are tough, sure, but they're also a chance to distinguish yourself, learn people's trust, and for innovation. In today's episode, get seven steps you can use to...