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Better Beginnings: 9 Tips for Successful Starts

by Karin Hurt | Oct 4, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 10 comments

How you begin matters. Better beginnings lead to better outcomes. Prepare the team. Reinforce the vision. Energize the plans. Refresh the excitement. Do you begin well? “Let us nourish beginnings. Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest....

Who’s Your Leadership Pit Crew? A Saturday Salutation

by Karin Hurt | Sep 15, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 4 comments

Who most serves as your leadership pit crew? How have they made a difference in your leadership? When is the last time you really thanked them? Support Makes A Difference Last weekend, my friend Julie and I (along with our three, 6 year olds) had an opportunity to...

What’s Next? One Big Thing (Book Review)

by Karin Hurt | Aug 22, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 1 comment

What’s next? What are you born to do? What is your calling? A vital topic for me and for those I lead. Phil Cooke contributes well to this conversation with his book, The One Big Thing. “It’s tough not to notice a raging fire” ~ Phil Cooke He starts...