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Great Skip Level Meetings: 5 Strategic Approaches for Executive Visits

by Karin Hurt | Jun 12, 2020 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 0 comments

Skip Level Meetings: Strategic Approaches for Executive Visits You know executive visits and skip-level meetings are important. And let’s face it, they come more naturally to some of us than others. Skip-level meetings and executive visits can backfire, or they can be...

How to Manage By Walking Around Without Getting in the Way

by Karin Hurt | Feb 20, 2018 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 0 comments

Get Better at MBWA (Management By Walking Around) My phone rang, “Karin, she’s here for a little management by walking around …” “Crud, just what we needed today! Bad MBWA. Aghhh. You know the drill, warn the others. I’ll let John...

How to MBWA Without Getting in the Way

by Karin Hurt | Feb 20, 2018 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 0 comments

My phone rang, “Karin, she’s here …” “Crud, just what we needed today! Bad MBWA. Aghhh. You know the drill, warn the others. I’ll let John (my boss) know.” John picked up the phone, “Okay, is your team ready? Remember...

Five Ways Managers Screw Up Management By Walking Around

by Karin Hurt | Oct 10, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 0 comments

No matter what level leader you are, if you want to really make an impact on your team, get out of your office. Walk around. Connect with the human beings you’re supporting, and their customers. Listen to them. Act on what you hear. Explain the “why”...

Managing Your Boss: Get the Support You Need in 10 Minutes a Week (Includes Free Tool)

by Karin Hurt | Mar 28, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Results & Execution | 0 comments

When’s the last time you had a really great one-on-one with your boss? If your answer is anything but “in the last 2 weeks,” you’re not alone. A great cadence of good one-on-one meetings is unusual. Why? Well first, everybody’s busy....