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How to Show You’re a High-Potential Leader (Before You’ve Led a Team)

by Karin Hurt | Oct 18, 2021 | By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

7 Ways to Show You’re High-Potential and Ready to Be a Leader I hear frustrations like this all the time from high-potential contributors who feel they’re ready to lead, but just aren’t getting the chance. Yeah, I get that I’m here in this great...

How Do I Convince My Manager I’m a Professional?

by Karin Hurt | May 8, 2018 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 5 comments

“Why does my manager care if I go directly to his boss with an idea? Good ideas are good ideas, right?” “Customers don’t need all that formality. They’re chill. Why can’t I just show up and give them an update?” “When...

How to Get Noticed as a Leader– Before You’ve Led a Team

by Karin Hurt | Aug 1, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Winning Well | 0 comments

How do you get noticed a leader before you’ve led a team? Last week “John” shared his “No Diaper Genie!” frustration in the middle of our high-potential leadership development program. Yeah, I get that I’m here… and the...

Jack, Jill and a Slippery Hill

by Karin Hurt | Jun 29, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 5 comments

Antoine was an accomplished millennial retail sales professional considered “a bit rough around the edges.” His no-BS approach created a natural bond with entrepreneurs and mom and pop companies, that left some managers scratching their heads. But, heck it worked....

8 Questions You Should Ask Your Boss

by Karin Hurt | Feb 3, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 36 comments

Build a Better Connection with Your Boss By Asking These 8 Questions Your boss is an imperfect human being doing the best they can– just like you. Help your manager help you, but starting deeper conversations. These eight questions make remarkably easy...