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Ten Common Mistakes New Managers Make

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Dec 5, 2022 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye | 0 comments

How to Avoid the Most Common Mistakes New Managers Make So many new managers don’t receive the training or skills they need to be effective, lead their teams, and achieve meaningful results. As a result, well-intentioned, hard-working new managers often trip into...

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 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...

The Screw Up Post I Shouldn’t Have To Write

by Karin Hurt | Jan 20, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Communication | 26 comments

If you ask any leader for the right way to handle a screw up, you’ll likely hear the following advice: admit the screw up apologize, do what you can to make it right. Try it. Tell a few leaders you just screwed up and ask for advice. Let me know if you hear...