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How Do I Deal With a Jerk at Work? (With Videos)

by Karin Hurt | Apr 14, 2021 | Asking for a Friend, Asking For a Friend Featured | 0 comments

Strategies For Dealing With the Most Difficult Co-Workers Today on Asking For a Friend, I interview Peter Economy, the Inc. Leadership Guy on how to deal with a jerk at work. Peter and I are kindred spirits and have been passionately connected on this topic of dealing...

3 Consequences of Promoting the Smart, Successful Jerk (with video)

by Karin Hurt | Feb 21, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Results & Execution, Winning Well | 0 comments

The Problem With Promoting a Jerk at Work Oh, he’s good. Very good. He gets sh__ done. It’s hard to argue with the results. So what if he’s ruffling a few feathers… with his team, with his peers, with HR, with IT? The better he does, the...

5 Reasons Your Great Boss Is Hurting Your Career

by Karin Hurt | Feb 24, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 14 comments

Like other good things in life, a great boss relationship, taken to extremes, can wreak havoc with your career. I’ve seen otherwise smart and talented people lose credibility by over-aligning with a great boss. Be sure to diversify your relationship investments....

Boss Says and Other Stupid Games "Leaders" Play

by Karin Hurt | Apr 3, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 8 comments

Weak managers hide behind powerful. Wimpy leaders fear their own opinions. Teams can’t follow pass through. Be inspired by your boss. Understand their vision. Then, make it your own. Never play, “my boss says.” Copycats don’t inspire vision,...

Unnecessary Roughness: What Happens When Leaders are Mean

by Karin Hurt | Feb 20, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 3 comments

A side effect of being a leadership blogger is that people go out of their to tell me stories of “bad leadership.” Unfortunately bad leaders are everywhere, and show up in all kinds of organizations. Lately my readers and others have been sending me...