Trust Archives

7 Fundamentals For Building Real Trust With Your Team

by Karin Hurt | Dec 21, 2015 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 9 comments

Trust is tricky. It sure looks easy on paper (or a blog post.) But get out in real life, and what seems obvious and easy, suddenly becomes more difficult than securing funding for a corporate hover-craft. The sooner we talk about trust, why it works, and how it breaks...

Sarcasm is Not a Leadership Competency

by Karin Hurt | Aug 3, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 13 comments

I’m not sure why so many people in positions of power think sarcasm is a leadership competency. Sure a quick wit, used well, can energize the team and lighten the load. But a sarcastic remark meant to belittle those who don’t dare fight back diminishes...

6 Reasons Your Team Yearns For Authenticity

by Karin Hurt | Jul 23, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 8 comments

Your Team Can’t Trust You If They Don’t Know You: Why to Show Up More Authentic If you’re trying to lead like someone else, your team will sniff that out fast, and follow your lead. Trust starts with authenticity. If you want your team to be real...

5 Ways to Lead More Authentically

by Karin Hurt | Jul 21, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Communication | 21 comments

How would you answer the question: Do most leaders lead with true authenticity? Sadly, if you’re like my MBA students, the majority of you will likely vote no. You’d share stories of strategic ambiguity, or leaders letting greed and stock price trump once...

6 Things to Do When You Don’t Have a Clue

by Karin Hurt | Jul 11, 2014 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning | 8 comments

Perhaps you convinced them you were ready, or maybe someone convinced you. Either way, you’re in a new job or staring at a new project and don’t have the slightest clue where to start. You feel stupid on the inside and you wonder how badly it’s...