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Create Commitment: 12 Habits to Build Agreement and Accountability

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Feb 26, 2024 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, powerful phrases, Synergy Stack | 0 comments

Commitment is vital to effective teamwork, collaboration, and results. One of the most frustrating aspects of teamwork is the feeling of futility – of spinning your wheels. You connect with one another, establish clear success criteria, get curious, and build on...

Optimize Leadership Potential While Navigating the Complexities of a Hybrid Work Environment

by David Dye | Feb 23, 2024 | Podcast | 0 comments

Episode 245: In this podcast episode, Felice Eckelman and Julie Cantor discuss the challenges and strategies for leading in a hybrid work environment. They emphasize the importance of intentionality in developing policies and creating connections among team members....

How to Deal with Political Conflict at Work

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Feb 19, 2024 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, powerful phrases | 0 comments

Navigate political conflict at work with a combination of clarity, connection, and curiosity When you think of talking with people at work who have different political beliefs, your first response might be like that of many people we’ve encountered as we wrote...

Feeling Invisible? What to Say When You’re Feel Invisible or Ignored

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Feb 12, 2024 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, powerful phrases | 0 comments

Powerful Phrases to Move From Feeling Invisible to Invincible If you feel invisible at work you’re in good company. Recent research by Work Human found that nearly 30% of workers have felt invisible at work and 27% have felt ignored. Their research also identified...

Beyond the Drama: How to De-Escalate an Emotional Conversation at Work

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Jan 15, 2024 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, powerful phrases | 0 comments

What to Say Next to Destress an Emotional Conversation at Work When people are fired up, angry, and defensive, it’s tough to have a productive conversation. One reason it’s so tricky to de-escalate an emotional conversation is that when these emotions kick in,...