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Help! I Inherited a Dysfunctional Team: What Now? Asking for a Friend

by Karin Hurt | Jul 13, 2024 | Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

What to do next when you inherit a team that feels like they’re operating in the Wild, Wild West. You’ve inherited a new team and it’s not going well. Employees are doing who knows what, when, where, with all kinds of “hows” that...

Leadership Book Club: How to Read Courageous Cultures With Your Team

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Nov 12, 2023 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye | 0 comments

Practical ways to engage your team (or leadership book club) as you read Courageous Cultures together. One of the real joys of being authors is hearing from leadership book clubs and teams who are reading our books together. We love learning about what’s...

How Leaders Can Build Team Commitment – Fast

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Nov 8, 2021 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well | 0 comments

Cultivate team commitment with answers to deep questions. Trust takes time, but sometimes you need to get everyone working together quickly. You can accelerate team commitment by focusing on critical leadership behaviors that answer key questions your team is asking....

4 Words to Help You Build a Powerful Team

by David Dye | Jan 20, 2020 | By David Dye, Winning Well | 4 comments

One question leads to a powerful team. “David, I just don’t have time. There’s so much to do that some days I just want to give up!” Lynn was a midlevel manager in a mid-sized healthcare company. She’d sought out coaching because the demands of her job...

The Fastest Way To Better Results

by Karin Hurt | Jun 23, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Employee Engagement & Energy | 14 comments

It happens on teams, it happens in training classes, it happens on dates. A rush to achieve without connection will backfire. It’s tempting to rush in, get started and get stuff done. Sure the out-of-the gate progress feels great at beginning, but if you...