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How to Stop the Destructive Power of Sarcasm at Work

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Oct 28, 2019 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 0 comments

How Sarcasm Destroys Psychological Safety and Trust A keynote audience member asked us recently in an Asking For a Friend session, “Can you talk about the danger of sarcasm? Our VP uses it all the time. It ruins presentations, derails meetings, and shuts people...

How to Help All Your People Contribute Great Ideas

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Sep 26, 2019 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Courageous Cultures, Winning Well | 0 comments

Don’t Let Assumptions Limit People Who Can Contribute Great Ideas “I’m looking at my people and I just don’t think they can get there from here.” Vivian was a gung-ho CEO exploring what it would take to build a more Courageous Culture (click to download your free...

How to Lead in a Caustic Culture

by David Dye | Sep 16, 2019 | By David Dye, Courageous Cultures, Winning Well | 6 comments

To lead in a caustic culture, focus on your influence. It’s a question we hear after every keynote we deliver: “I want to build a Courageous Culture, but I don’t know if it will work at my company. It’s not a healthy place and the people I report to aren’t interested...

How to Interview For Courage and Innovation

by Karin Hurt | Sep 9, 2019 | By Karin Hurt, Courageous Cultures | 3 comments

If you want more innovation and courage on your team, start with hiring people with the courage to innovate. In this article, we share how to interview for the right mix and leadership competencies. And, provide sample interview questions to get you started....

Inspiring Innovation: How to Foster a Courageous Culture (A Whitepaper)

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Aug 26, 2019 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Courageous Cultures | 0 comments

Is your team speaking up to share ideas, best practices, and advocate for your customers? “Why am I the only one who finds these issues? What’s wrong with my managers? Why can’t they see this stuff and fix it?” “We’ve got so many ways for people to...