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Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence

by Karin Hurt | Oct 4, 2021 | Authenticity & Transparency|Results & Execution, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Impactful authentic leadership requires careful judgment and context. Authentic leadership matters even more during times of stress, uncertainty, and change. Of course, you want your team to be real with you. You can’t help them if you don’t know...

The Biggest Mistake NEW Leaders Make

by Karin Hurt | Aug 1, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 10 comments

As a follow-up to our discussion about the Biggest Mistakes Team Leaders make,Bruce Harpham, a project management education expert, offers his insights on the biggest mistakes NEW leaders make. Mark Twain said, “Good judgement is the result of experience and...

The Insiders Guide to Micromanagement

by Karin Hurt | May 23, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 15 comments

I’ve yet to meet a manager who admits to being a micro-manager, but according to micro-management expert Harry Chambers and other corroborating research, the majority of workers indicate that micro-management has interfered with job performance. I imagine the...

The Biggest Mistakes Team Leaders Make

by Karin Hurt | May 19, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Employee Engagement & Energy | 28 comments

Go into almost any company and ask employees what annoys them most about the leaders in charge, and the list is remarkably consistent. love this Harvard Business Review video,The Biggest Mistake a Leader Can Make. If you watch it, my guess is you’ll be singing...