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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Humanity Works Better with Debbie and Kate
Humanity. It works—and it works better. In this heartfelt and moving conversation, Debbie Cohen and Kate Roeske-Zummer help you chart a path that brings humanity (yours and your teams) to work through awareness, choice, and courage. They’ll help you build a...
How to Lead When Your Team Lacks a Sense of Urgency
People’s sense of urgency varies. Schedule the finish to get everyone on the same page. It’s a common leadership frustration that we’ve experienced and hear from leaders regularly: “My people lack a sense of urgency. I must follow up on everything or we miss...
Leading Through Invisible Dissent with Kellie Beattie
Constructive discussions are essential for good decisions and great results. But how do you create an environment that helps to surface disagreement and overcome the challenges of invisible dissent? In this episode, Kelly Beattie shares practical steps you can take...
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Karin Hurt and David Dye
Why Your Team Can’t Innovate When You Want Ideas and Try to Help
When Your Team Can’t Innovate It May Be Because of Your “Help” New ideas have a life cycle. Many senior leaders jump in to help their teams refine, grow, or prune an idea before they’re ready – and as a result, their teams can’t...
When Goal Setting Demotivates Your Team and Kills Their Spirit
Goal Setting Will Energize People When You Avoid These Common Mistakes Effective goal setting brings out the best in people. But if people can’t “win”, don’t feel their work matters, don’t understand why a goal exists, and feel tossed around without a strong...
How to Lead a Negative Team Member
When you have a negative team member, strive to understand what’s happening. Leading a negative team member can be frustrating. You have a vision, and you’re energized about your new solution, but they’re skeptical, critical, and keep bringing up problems. Or, you...
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Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
How to Lead with Their Best Interest at Heart (Even When It’s Hard)
How Do You Show Someone You Have Their Best Interest at Heart? It’s one of the most reassuring phrases you can say to someone—especially at work, “I’ve got your best interest at heart.” Said sincerely, it can be comforting, encouraging, even inspiring. Said...
Beyond Checking the Box: Show Your Team What Success Looks Like
Paint a Clear Picture of What Success Really Means So, you’ve done the work. You’ve identified the habits that matter most—the practical, tactical behaviors that, when done well, drive the results your team is here to achieve. You’ve communicated them. Maybe even...
Turning Data Into Insights: What Smart Communicators Do Differently
Make Data Matter: Four Questions That Turn Info Into Influence You’ve been there. Someone senior asks, “Can you get me the numbers on this?” and you spring into action—spreadsheets flying, dashboards glowing. You deliver all the data and more… and the response?...
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Karin Hurt
How to Lead with Their Best Interest at Heart (Even When It’s Hard)
How Do You Show Someone You Have Their Best Interest at Heart? It’s one of the most reassuring phrases you can say to someone—especially at work, “I’ve got your best interest at heart.” Said sincerely, it can be comforting, encouraging, even inspiring. Said...
Beyond Checking the Box: Show Your Team What Success Looks Like
Paint a Clear Picture of What Success Really Means So, you’ve done the work. You’ve identified the habits that matter most—the practical, tactical behaviors that, when done well, drive the results your team is here to achieve. You’ve communicated them. Maybe even...
Turning Data Into Insights: What Smart Communicators Do Differently
Make Data Matter: Four Questions That Turn Info Into Influence You’ve been there. Someone senior asks, “Can you get me the numbers on this?” and you spring into action—spreadsheets flying, dashboards glowing. You deliver all the data and more… and the response?...
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With David Dye
How to Stop a Hidden Cancer Eating Away at Your Team’s Productivity
Episode 330: What’s the hidden habit that silently sabotages your team’s productivity—and are you accidentally feeding it? Leadership Survey If you’ve ever sensed tension in the room, watched projects slow down for no clear reason, or noticed morale slipping even...
4 Leadership Skills to Help Your Team Make Better Decisions
Episode 329: Do your team’s decisions ever feel stuck in endless meetings—or worse, made too quickly without the right input? Leadership Survey If you’ve ever wondered how to help your team make better decisions faster without sacrificing buy-in or clarity, this...
Stop Making These 4 Communication Mistakes If You Want Influence with Your CEO
Episode 328: Ever walked out of a meeting with your CEO, wondering if you just tanked your credibility instead of strengthening it? Leadership Survey If you ever feel your conversations with senior leaders don’t land quite right—or worse, stall your projects...