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Should I Change My Style to Fit My Workplace Culture?

by Karin Hurt | Mar 10, 2023 | Asking For a Friend Featured, By Karin Hurt | 0 comments

Should I change my style to fit in with my workplace culture? That’s a tricky and complicated question… “should I change my style?” In this week’s #askingforafriend on the road, I come to you from Montreux, Switzerland, and the famous...

How Do I Change My Leadership Approach Without Losing Credibility? (video)

by Karin Hurt | Oct 8, 2020 | By Karin Hurt, Winning Well | 0 comments

We were nearing the end of our live-online leadership program with an amazing group of start-up CEOs at Bulb Africa in Nigeria, and it was time for Q&A (or, as I like to call it, “Asking For a Friend.”) when one brave CEO asked about how to change his...

Is Your "Nice" Leadership Style Counter-Productive?

by Karin Hurt | Feb 21, 2013 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 11 comments

Have you ever had a boss that what just too nice? Yesterday we talked about “Unnecessary Roughness: What Happens When Leaders are Mean:” On the flip-side what happened when your boss was too nice? Did they inspire? How were results? Nice feels great but...

5 Ways to Get Better Feedback: Avoid the Diaper Genie

by Karin Hurt | Dec 5, 2012 | Authenticity & Transparency, By Karin Hurt | 5 comments

If you’ve bumped into us in an airport over the last 5 years, it’s likely we’ve been carrying a diaper genie. Why? It’s all about how to get and give better feedback. We’ve used this metaphor in so many programs, our son can even deliver...