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The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
One Obvious Secret to Retaining High Performers
Recently, I received an incredibly strong message about retaining high performers. The message came from Jennifer, a former store manager at a national women’s clothing chain. Jennifer is outgoing, incredibly gifted at making customers feel comfortable, and was...
Workplace Drama: How Do I Stop It and Improve Morale?
Get Past Workplace Drama to Increase Productivity and Improve Engagement Are you having trouble with workplace drama? Perhaps this will sound familiar. Dear Karin and David, I try so hard to be an empathetic leader. I really do care about the human beings on my...
Make Your New Hire’s Day: 7 Ways to Improve the New Hire Experience
How to Ensure Your New Hire is Glad They Came Your new hire is driving home from her very first day. What's she feeling? What's she going to tell her kids about mommy's new job? When she wakes up at 3 am anticipating Day 2, what's on her mind? The statistics are...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
How to Build a Great Culture in a High Turnover World
How to Sustain a Great Culture Even When Turnover is High What's the true cost of high turnover? How do you stop the exodus of great talent? What if you can't? Just a few of the questions that keep coming up with almost every senior leader I speak with. It's...
5 Frustrating Mistakes That Will Derail Your Leadership Training
Avoid These Mistakes For a Better Leadership Training Program Have you ever spent money on leadership training that was a colossal waste of time? We feel you. We have too over the years. It's incredibly disappointing to invest time and money in a training program...
How to Unlock the Hidden Power of Culture
Does the Power of Culture Propel or Punish Your Team? I fell backward off the side of a boat and descended into the Pacific Ocean where I was about to get an incredible (and frightening) experience about the power of culture. I’m a relatively new scuba diver and...
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Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
Leading Performance Conversations without Losing Your Cool
It's easy to take things personally and get upset when you need to lead a tough performance conversation. In this episode, we'll take a look at what might cause you to get upset and five steps you can take to keep your cool and have a productive conversation....
How to Ensure High ROI Training
Nothing burns time, energy, and leadership credibility like wasted training. Three specific mistakes undermine training. These mistakes compromise your ROI and participant experience. You'll also get eight practical ways to overcome these mistakes and ensure high...
One Super Power Every Great Middle Manager Masters
If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. And...








