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10 Questions Your Team Is Afraid to Ask

by Karin Hurt | Aug 6, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Communication | 12 comments

Your team has questions they’re afraid to ask. They’ve got limited information, but they figure if you wanted to tell them you would. They worry that raising the issue will look like insubordination, or somehow make them look less in your eyes. Maybe you...

Great Mid-Year Review Questions (and Video)

by Karin Hurt | Jun 6, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 12 comments

Mid-year reviews are the half-time huddle of your performance Superbowl. If your company doesn’t require mid-year reviews, do them anyway. If your boss doesn’t have one planned for you, why not ask for one? They’re great times to summarize,...

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...

The Benefits of Deeper Questions

by Karin Hurt | Jun 13, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 15 comments

Why don’t you ask deeper questions? Are you more afraid of the questions or the answers? Deeper questions Uncover concerns Shift the conversation Invite transparency Shift the mood Provoke deeper thinking Asking Deeper Questions “Live your questions now,...

Mentoring Moments: Just in Time Support

by Karin Hurt | Apr 30, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 11 comments

Someone asks you to be their mentor. You’re not sure you can commit. It’s a lot of time, and you’re already overloaded. Plus you’ve mentored in several formal mentoring programs and it felt forced and awkward. Formal programs can stifle a good...