Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
The Collaboration Checklist for Leaders: Five Questions to Guide Better Decisions
This Quick Gut Check That Can Save Your Team Hours of Rework You move fast. Decisions pile up. Calendars fill. But in the rush to deliver, it’s...
More Than a Chat: How to Make Your Career Conversations Count
This Practical Planner Could Change Your Career Conversations Let’s talk career converations—and how to get the support you need to make them...
Left Out of the Loop? Here’s How to Step Back In with Confidence
When You're the Stakeholder AND Out of the Loop You’re reading the latest executive update when it hits you: you’ve been left out of the...
Wisdom at Work: What Wise People Say When Stakes are High
What Wisdom at Work Looks Like (and How to Cultivate More of It) You’ve probably worked with someone you’d describe as having wisdom at work....
The Most Overlooked Part of Difficult Conversations? Location, Location, Location.
Difficult Conversations: It's not just WHAT you say, BUT WHERE you say it If you’ve ever been blindsided by feedback via Slack, had your stomach...
Personal Courage: How to Focus on What You Want (Not What You Fear)
Practical Ways to Summon a Bit More Personal Courage You want more personal courage. You want to take that bold step, make the big decision, or...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How to Disagree with Your Boss Using These Problem Solving Skills
Episode 299: How do you use your problem-solving skills to tell your boss “no”... without risking your job? We’ve all been there—your boss makes...
7 Critical Communication Skills for First Time Managers to Boost Teamwork
Episode 298: Are you a new manager struggling to boost teamwork and communicate in ways that truly move your team forward? This episode explores...
How to Influence Your Boss and Share Critical Feedback
Episode 297: How do you give critical feedback to your boss without risking the relationship, overstepping, stressing out, or burning bridges?...

Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
New Job, Fast Lane: How Not to Get Run Over in Your New Role
Navigating Workplace Culture as a New Hire You’re excited about your new job. You want to make an impact. And yet—it’s coming at you from all...
My Team is the Underdog! How do I Motivate Them Now? #AskingforaFriend
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Inspire Your Team When They're the Underdog? You know that feeling. The buzzer just sounded. You and your scrappy...
The Most Overlooked Part of Difficult Conversations? Location, Location, Location.
Difficult Conversations: It's not just WHAT you say, BUT WHERE you say it If you’ve ever been blindsided by feedback via Slack, had your stomach...