Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
How to Handle Employee Complaints About Coworkers (Without Making Things Worse)
Be clear and curious when addressing employee complaints you didn’t see for yourself Someone on your team has a problem. You know this...
How to Know if Your Boss is a Micromanager (with video)
Is Your Boss Really a Micromanager—or Is Something Else Going On? Practical ways to know whether your boss is a micromanager or dealing with...
The Most Important Question in Workplace Conflict Isn’t “Who’s Right?”
It’s “What’s Needed Most Right Now?” Most workplace conflict feels urgent. You want to explain yourself. Defend your idea. Correct the...
Collaboration Gets Harder When Navigating Change—Here’s What Helps
Two Ways to Strengthen Collaboration During Change If you’re leading through change right now, you’ve probably felt it. Collaboration gets...
How to Be a Truly Strategic L&D Partner (Not Just the Training Order Taker)
Before you say yes to that training request, start here If you’ve ever been handed a request that starts with “We need a training on…”—you...
How to Help Your Organization Adapt to AI Change (A Human-Centered Approach)
A Courageous Culture Framework for Leading AI Change AI is changing work faster than most organizations are prepared to lead through. Your...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
8 Ways Great Leaders Navigate Constant Change without Causing Burnout or Overwhelm
Episode 356: How do you keep your team motivated and focused when constant change keeps shifting priorities before the work is even finished? If...
5 Leadership Communication Skills to Quiet Chaos and Keep Teams Moving Forward
Episode 355: How do you quiet chaos that keeps your team busy but prevents them from making real progress? You start the day with a plan, but...
How to Rebuild Trust, Teamwork and Collaboration in a Strained Culture
Episode 354: Is your strained culture quietly eroding trust, teamwork, and performance faster than you can fix it? When trust breaks down at...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
The Impact Cup: A Simple Way to Recognize Ideas That Matter
A Simple Way to Broaden Recognition at Your Next Event If your company offsite or association event is only focused on sharing BIG IDEAS and...
You’re Ready to Talk—They’re Not: 5 Ways to Open Candid Conversations at Work (with Video)
When You’re the Only One Trying to Have the Candid Conversation “I’m not the one stuffing issues into the diaper genie… I’m the one trying to...
The Executive Curiosity Tour: How to Get Meaningful, Honest Insights from Employees
The Curiosity Tour: Your Shortcut to Real Insight You get curious about something that doesn’t feel right and dig in to take a closer look....


















