Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
3 Performance Management Mistakes with HR That Undermine Your Leadership
Avoid these common performance management mistakes to get all the HR help you need You care about your team. You want to be a leader who supports...
Powerful Phrases to Appreciate a Coworker (When Recognition Feels Rare)
When praise is rare, yours means even more You notice the people you work with—their effort, their creativity, how they stay calm under pressure....
Clarify Interests, Not Just Requests: The Secret to Better Collaboration (with Video)
Want better outcomes at work? Start with this simple question Most people tell you what they want. It's often harder for them to articulate why...
Triggered at Work: How to Keep Your Influence When Emotions Run High
When Someone Pushes Your Button, Don’t Hand Them the Remote Practical tips to manage your emotional responses when you're triggered at work. I...
Keep Things Organized: The Habit That Makes Collaboration Feel Effortless
It’s not just what you deliver—it’s how easy it is to work with you. You might be doing excellent work. But if no one can find it... If file...
She Should Have Known: The Leadership Cost of Unsaid Appreciation
Don’t Save Your Appreciation for the Memorial When someone you worked with and care about dies, grief comes in waves. You grieve for the human...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
4 Steps to Build Trust and Improve Your Performance Management
Episode 348: What would it mean for your business's worth if every tough conversation you handled helped you build trust instead of quietly...
This 1 Leadership Communication Skill Helps You Get Results Without Burning Out Your Team—or Yourself
Episode 347: What if one simple leadership habit could help you get results faster—without burning out your team or yourself? You’re juggling...
6 Leadership Skills That Make Meetings Worth Attending (and Get Real Results)
Episode 346: Are your meetings actually meetings worth attending—or are they quietly draining your team’s time, energy, and trust? You already...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
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....
Stop Rescuing Your Team: How to Ask for Help and Make Everything Better
Even Frodo Needed a Fellowship: How to Ask For a Teammate for Help You don’t feel overwhelmed because you’re incapable. You feel overwhelmed...

















