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A Manager’s Guide to Better Decision Making

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | May 24, 2021 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Communication | 0 comments

Best Practices for Better Decision Making Have you ever heard any of these common decision-making frustrations? “Our conversations just go in circles, it seems like we can never make a decision around here!” “This is so stupid—you asked for my opinion and...

5 Big Rules For Productive Conference Calls

by Karin Hurt | Jul 6, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 10 comments

It’s easy to fool ourselves into the illusion that “just having a conference call,” instead of a face-to-face meeting or one-on-one, will save time. In fact, it’s that kind of thinking that leaves many managers moving from call to call with little time to...

Are Your Meetings Effective? Measure Your Meeting “Net Promoter Score”

by Karin Hurt | Nov 8, 2012 | By Karin Hurt, Results & Execution | 9 comments

Do you run effective meetings? When was the last time someone left one of your meetings and told everyone, “that was a GREAT meeting. You’ve really got to come next time.” Do you have a good sense of what they are saying? Would they come if they had...