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When Confidence Turns to Arrogance (Mary Kelly)

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Apr 25, 2017 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Winning Well International Symposium | 0 comments

Winning Well Connection Mary has been an amazing supporter of David’s from early in his professional speaking career and an amazing friend. As she said on David and my engagement, “I feel like I’m gaining a sister.” There’s a fine line between...

Show Me the Love: Recognition that Makes a Difference (with video)

by Karin Hurt | Feb 14, 2017 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 0 comments

Recognition and Appreciation that Makes a Difference at Work Yesterday a high-potential, high-performing VP called: Karin, the thing is, I know I’ve been accomplishing a lot. And I shouldn’t need this. But, I just wish one of the big guys would just say...

9 Ways to Improve Your Powerpoint Presentations

by Karin Hurt | Aug 17, 2015 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 19 comments

I Googled “Death by Powerpoint” and got 12.6 million results. That’s a whole lot of frustrated ranting going on. Look, I get it. In most companies, if you’re serious about your project, you can’t show up to a meeting without a...

Teaching Your Team Executive Presence: The Green Jacket Effect

by Karin Hurt | May 3, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 7 comments

Executive presence is not just for executives. Your team must learn to tell their story. You can help. A Familiar Story You want your team to perform well in front of senior leadership. They’ve practiced their elevator speeches. But, when the exec shows up, they get...