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5 Tragic Mistakes that Will Derail Action Learning Projects

by Karin Hurt | Sep 13, 2018 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Training | 0 comments

5 Mistakes to Avoid When Implementing an Action Learning Project Program What is an Action Learning Project? An action learning project is a real business challenge given to an individual or group of learners to: Provide learners with an opportunity to strategically...

How to Avoid the Most Seductive Leadership Mistake

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Jul 3, 2018 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 4 comments

This leadership mistake is seductive–we know because we’ve been there. It feels good. It feels logical. And it’s the fastest way to stunt your growth as a leader. Have you ever sat in a leadership meeting or training and thought, “Oh,...

One Surprising Reason Your Nonprofit Struggles to Grow

by David Dye | Feb 9, 2018 | By David Dye, Capacity, Employee Engagement & Energy, Winning Well | 0 comments

I regularly speak with nonprofit leaders who wonder why their nonprofit struggles to grow. They have a great theory of change, clear intended impact, enthusiastic donors, but … something is wrong. Here are a few quotes from some of these leaders. I’ve disguised their...

5 Top Leadership Articles for the Week of September 4, 2017

by David Dye | Sep 8, 2017 | By David Dye, Top Leadership Articles | 0 comments

Each week I read a number of leadership articles from various online resources and share them across social media. Here are the five leadership articles readers found most valuable last week. I have added my comment about each article and would like to hear what you...

5 Ways to Ignite Your Summer Leadership Fitness

by Karin Hurt | Jun 22, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 8 comments

If you’re like me, you think more about getting fit when the days start to require less clothes. What if you also used summertime as a time to pay a bit more attention to your leadership fitness? Similar strategies apply. In fact, they work all year round (I put...