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Wisdom For Your Future Self

by Karin Hurt | Dec 6, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 20 comments

We Monday morning quarterback our lives. We look back with wistful wisdom, “if I only knew then what I know now.” No question, experience is a wise teacher. “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by...

Stupid Feedback: When Stupid Smarts and What to Do About It

by Karin Hurt | Aug 27, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 2 comments

We’ve all been on the receiving end of stupid feedback from time to time. It’s mean. It hurts. And it isn’t useful or is it? Feedback is stupid when it’s alarming but not specific when we leave the conversation not understanding what to learn,...

Leadership Magic: Key Actions That Inspire Results

by Karin Hurt | Aug 23, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 2 comments

“What’s your leadership magic?” That’s my favorite question to ask really successful front line leaders. Clearly something is working for these folks, and I am always thirsty to understand just what. If you are a leader growing leaders,...

Failing Better: Please Help Me Fail

by Karin Hurt | Jul 17, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Communication | 7 comments

Failing happens. Helping our teams to learn from failure can be one of the most vital aspects of our role as leaders. Even when the situation seems devastating, how we show up can make a tremendous difference in someone’s growth. John Maxwell talks about this...

Kermit the Frog as Leader? It’s Not Easy Leading Green

by Karin Hurt | Jul 6, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 7 comments

Growing Leaders of All Ages: A Guest Post about Kermit the Frog’s Leadership by Jared Herr (Age 12) Part of my mission for this blog is engaging leaders of all ages in the leadership conversation. Today, I present a guest post from Jared Herr, age 12. 2022...