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Great Leadership Produces Great Results. But…

by Karin Hurt | Jul 30, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 9 comments

Great leadership produces great results. But, sometimes leadership qualities that should work, don’t. “Good” leaders with weak results, spend so much time on people, they forget about the plan are over-using positive strengths worry too much about...

Unintended Consequences: Fix This, Break That?

by Karin Hurt | Jun 12, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Results & Execution | 2 comments

Results lag in a key area. You energize the team to fix it. Results improve. Fantastic. Now other results are plummeting. Beware of unintended consequences. Improve customer service, reduce efficiency Improve efficiency, damage morale Improve morale, increase costs...

Hustle Factor: He Who Hustles Gets the Ball

by Karin Hurt | May 30, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Results & Execution | 13 comments

Do you hustle enough, or are you counting on traditional rules to win? Each memorial weekend we camp with 100 of our closest friends from church. The multi-generation soccer game following the pot luck dinner has become a bit of a tradition. At times there are as many...

In Defense of Wow: It's Okay to Be Impressed

by Karin Hurt | Apr 18, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 14 comments

Leaders who are afraid to acknowledge success lack confidence in their vision. Being impressed doesn’t incent laziness. Leaders gloss over great, looking for greater. They could have said, wow! “This idea is amazing! But, I’d better not act...

How To Reset Your Team's Expectations

by Karin Hurt | Feb 11, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 7 comments

In Friday’s post, How To Transform Mid-Team, we talked about you how prepare your team for your evolving leadership style. But what if you also have new expectations for your team? Not only are you evolving, but you need them to as well. That’s even more...