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The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
The Very Best Secret to Holding Tough Conversations (with video)
The Very Best Secret to Holding Tough Conversations So often when we're asked to train teams on how to hold tough conversations, we find a deeper underlying issue that must be addressed first. Has this ever happened to you? Watch the Stage Version of this Story and...
How to Know What Your Team is Really Thinking
Are you listening to your team and the stories they tell? During times of change and uncertainty, your team is desperate for information. They're looking for the story behind the story. They're thirsty to listen to anyone who knows what's REALLY going on. And in...
How to Lead a Meeting and Make Effective Decisions
Lead a Meeting that Gets Results by Clarifying Who Owns the Decision “This is so stupid—you asked for my opinion and then ignored it. I don’t know why I even bother! From now on, I’m just going to shut my mouth and do my work.” If you’ve heard this or said it...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Prepare for a Better Career Development Discussion
Free Career Development Discussion Template Holding great career development discussions is one of the great joys of being a human-centered leader. And, many managers we work with will avoid them because they just don't know where to start. Like a great one-on-one,...
Building Confidence and Competence in Your Team: A Frontline Festival
Welcome to the Let’s Grow Leaders Frontline Festival! This month, our contributors share their thoughts about building confidence and competence. Some also answered the question of the month: What new skill have you been working on lately? Thanks to Joy and Tom...
How to Lead in a Caustic Culture
To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence. It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. It’s not a healthy place and the people I report to aren’t...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
The Problem With Sandwich Feedback Video (and what to do instead)
The sandwich method of giving feedback has long been taught as a coaching and feedback technique. What is the Sandwich Feedback Technique? You start by telling them something great about their performance. Then you give them the constructive feedback you really...
How Do I Maintain Productivity as I Return to the Office? (Video)
If you're like so many managers we're talking with, working from home enabled you to be surprisingly more productive. So, how do you maintain these new levels of productivity when you head back to the office? How do you "land in the and" to support your team...
How To Create a More Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ Employees
Move Past a "Check the Box" Approach and Create a More Inclusive Workplace If you're looking to move beyond a "check the box" approach to LGBTQ inclusion and create a more inclusive workplace, you won't want to miss this important episode of Asking For a Friend....
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
The Problem With Sandwich Feedback Video (and what to do instead)
The sandwich method of giving feedback has long been taught as a coaching and feedback technique. What is the Sandwich Feedback Technique? You start by telling them something great about their performance. Then you give them the constructive feedback you really...
How Do I Maintain Productivity as I Return to the Office? (Video)
If you're like so many managers we're talking with, working from home enabled you to be surprisingly more productive. So, how do you maintain these new levels of productivity when you head back to the office? How do you "land in the and" to support your team...
How To Create a More Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ Employees
Move Past a "Check the Box" Approach and Create a More Inclusive Workplace If you're looking to move beyond a "check the box" approach to LGBTQ inclusion and create a more inclusive workplace, you won't want to miss this important episode of Asking For a Friend....
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Connectable with Ryan Jenkins
Have you experienced a desire for connection, or feelings of loneliness, over the past few years? Feelings of loneliness among employees are on the rise with 72% of global workers suffering from it. This sense of isolation is contributing to a real and growing...
Diversity and Inclusion for Leaders with Cynthia Owyoung
Did you know that companies with more diversity are more innovative, expand their markets, and perform better financially? Why then, is progress slow, especially in corporate leadership? Most companies have yet to develop and implement effective diversity, equity,...
Leadership and a Culture of Feedback with Neil Khaund
How do you build a culture of feedback? In this episode, Neil Khaund, President and CEO of The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), the largest accredited leadership honor society in the United States, explains why creating a culture of feedback is...