Compassion Archives

3 Leadership Values to Encourage in Every Member of Your Team

by Karin Hurt | Jan 3, 2022 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Courageous Cultures | 4 comments

Help your team be more compassionate, courageous, and curious. During difficult times, what leadership values matter most? We’ve been asking this question of the leaders we work with around the world. Consistently, compassion, courage, and curiosity continue to...

Overcome the Great Resignation: How Great Leaders Put People Before Projects

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Aug 16, 2021 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 2 comments

The Great Resignation is new–the art of cultivating loyalty is consistent. When you hear stats like 4 million Americans resigned their roles in one month or that 40% are considering a change in job, you might feel nervous about the future of work, and how the heck you...

How to Be Okay When It’s Time to Fire a Poor Performer

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Apr 25, 2019 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Results & Execution, Winning Well | 0 comments

It takes compassion and strength to fire a poor performer. Have you ever been reluctant to fire a poor performer? You might identify with Mary. She approached David as he finished delivering a leadership development program and introduced herself. “I was the vice...

Self-Directed Meets Connected: Gentle When Needed

by Karin Hurt | Jul 16, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 2 comments

Leadership challenges us to anticipate what is happening in the hearts and minds of our people. This is particularly difficult when working with strong, self-directed human beings. Strong performers are self-critical by nature and when the going gets tough, the tough...