Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
How to Get Risk-Averse Teams Unstuck—One Smart Move at a Time
When doing nothing feels safer—but isn’t Some teams freeze at the edge of action. The idea sounds promising, but someone raises a concern....
Why Smart Teams Resist Your New Idea (And What to Do About It)
Practical Ways to Slow Down to Give Your New Idea a Fighting Chance of Success You've just come back from a strategic planning session with your...
When Good Intentions Go Extra: How to Help Your Team Stop Overcomplicating Everything
When Good Intentions Go Overboard: How to Gently Guide Your Overachievers Imagine this: you ask your enthusiastic team member to get your lobby...
Share Your Concerns: Speak Up Without Blowing Things Up
Because staying silent doesn’t solve the problem— it just delays the meeting about it. You know that moment. The one where your Spidey senses...
Repairing Broken Trust on Your Team: A Leader’s Guide to Rebuilding Collaboration
Because “let’s just move on” is not a collaboration strategy. You can feel it even if no one’s saying it. There’s a weird tension in meetings....
Boost Team Confidence Fast with This Wildly Successful Team Training Activity
Confidence Bursts create energy, build vital habits, and drive results Have you ever rolled out a new strategy and watched your team stare back...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How Leaders Master Managing Up: A 4-Step Communication Framework
Episode 314: What if one simple communication framework could help your boss actually listen to—and act on—your ideas? If you've ever felt...
The Missing 5-Minute Communication Skill that Will Transform Your Team’s Productivity
Episode 313: What if one overlooked communication skill could be the difference between unfinished work and unstoppable team progress? If you've...
10 Ways Fear Undermines Your Leadership Skills and What to Do to Fight Burnout
Episode 312: What if the secret to becoming a more confident leader and fighting burnout is learning to recognize how fear is running the show?...

Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
Advice Fatigue Is Real—Let’s Talk About What Makes It Stick (With Video)
Why Even Great Advice Gets Ignored—and How to Change That How receptive are you to advice? I like to think of myself as a highly coachable person...
Why Smart Teams Resist Your New Idea (And What to Do About It)
Practical Ways to Slow Down to Give Your New Idea a Fighting Chance of Success You've just come back from a strategic planning session with your...
Share Your Concerns: Speak Up Without Blowing Things Up
Because staying silent doesn’t solve the problem— it just delays the meeting about it. You know that moment. The one where your Spidey senses...