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5 Top Leadership Articles for the Week of November 27, 2017

by David Dye | Dec 1, 2017 | Authenticity & Transparency, By David Dye, Top Leadership Articles | 3 comments

Each week I read leadership articles from various online resources and share them across social media. Here are the five leadership articles readers found most valuable last week. Click on the title of the article to read the full text. I have added my comment about...

7 Ways To Inspire Hope

by Karin Hurt | Aug 26, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 19 comments

How do you inspire hope when someone is really stuck? Jason’s Story Jason had all the signs and words of “stuck.” “I can’t.” “No one will help.” “No options.” He’d stopped trying to improve the...

Motivation And Transparency: The Conversation Continues

by Karin Hurt | Jul 1, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 15 comments

Today’s post is a follow-up to our June 21st discussion: What Motives You: 360 degree Perceptions. I challenged you to explore your motivation through introspection and conversation. Write down 3 or 4 sentences that you believe truly describe what motivates you....

5 Ways To Unblock Leadership Energy

by Karin Hurt | Jun 27, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy, Results & Execution | 7 comments

I felt my energy drain as I drove toward the call center. The center’s results were stagnant– it was time to dig deeper. I was there to help, but also to deliver some tough messages. Necessary, not fun. “Joe,” one of the managers, ran...

10 Ways To Zap Energy And Squash Enthusiasm

by Karin Hurt | Jun 25, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 10 comments

Bad leaders suck life-force from their teams. They don’t mean to. And yet, contagious yawns permeate the workplace. Low energy abounds. Why? I’ve been asking this question everywhere this week (my organization, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter)....