Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
How to Take Appropriate Risks When You Don’t Have All the Answers
Make better decisions with incomplete information You already know this, even if you wish it were otherwise: you will never have all the...
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...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How Successful Leaders Guide Change without Overwhelm or Burnout
Episode 350: Are you still trying to guide change like it’s a one-time project—while your team is drowning in nonstop disruption? You’re not...
7 Destructive Things Leaders Say that Stifle Innovation, Trust, and Teamwork (and what to say for more innovation)
Episode 349: What if the everyday phrases you use as a leader are quietly stifling innovation on your team? If your team seems hesitant to share...
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...
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....


















