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How to Give Your Boss Bad News (the D.A.R.N. way)

by Karin Hurt | Apr 12, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 7 comments

The Secret to Giving Your Boss Bad News Without Freaking Them Out Darn-it. You screwed up. Or, perhaps you trusted your team and now you have empowerment fun amok. You don’t want to blame them, but you’re mad too. Your boss will be ticked. And worse, she...

Managing Up When You're Down: The Power of POISE

by Karin Hurt | Apr 4, 2013 | By Karin Hurt | 8 comments

When the going gets tough, managing up gets tougher. Scared stifles truth. Needs stay unsaid. Unfounded worries mushroom in the dark. Unquestioned assumptions breed false conclusions. Your boss can’t know what you’re thinking....

7 Ways To Prevent False Urgency

by Karin Hurt | Jan 25, 2013 | By Karin Hurt | 6 comments

Even if you’re the most human-centered leader your team has ever worked for, it’s possible you could be creating false urgency from time to time. After all, you’re a great boss and your employees trust you. If you think something is important so do...