Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year
Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable...
Thanksgiving At Work: Creating a Culture of Gratitude on Your Team
How a little gratitude at work makes all the difference For over a decade, we’ve been writing about the power of gratitude and appreciation in...
The Secret to Developing Employees Who Would Rather Not Grow
“I’m Good. I Don’t Want to Be Developed.” Developing Employees When They Resist You’re trying to do the right thing. You want to be a...
Performance Review: How to respond to frustrating or lazy performance feedback
Speak Up to Get Better Feedback in Your Next Performance Review You’re right. You deserve high-quality, carefully considered feedback in your...
Team Alignment: 5 Steps to Align Your Team on What Matters Most
For better team collaboration turn your initiatives into specific, observable habits When it comes to team alignment, nothing speaks louder than...
How to Reset Expectations When You’ve Been “Too Nice”
You don’t have to keep tolerating destructive behavior. Here’s how to reset performance expectations. You’ve been so nice. You...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How Great Leaders Escalate Accountability to Get Everyone the Feedback They Need
Episode 304: What do great leaders do when a team member says they’ll change… but nothing changes? Leadership Survey You’ve had the first...
The Four Accountability Feedback Skills Every Leader Must Master
Episode 303: Are your accountability feedback conversations falling flat—or worse, backfiring—because you’re not sure what to say?...
1 Incredible Leadership Skill to Improve Productivity and Manage Work-Life Balance
Episode 302: Tired of vague deadlines and Groundhog Day conversations that wreck your productivity—and your work-life balance? Leadership Survey...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
What Do You Like Most About Your Job? (With Video)
Your leadership highlight reel: Start by identifying what you like most about your job What do you like most about your job? When you reflect on...
How to Stop Destructive Workplace Competition (Asking For a Friend)
Set clear expectations to turn destructive workplace competition into healthy collaboration. What do you do when two of your (high-performing,...
How to Have a Successful Global Career: Authenticity in Action
Tips on Having a Successful Global Career from Serena Aboutboul, Senior Vice President of Nutrition at Nestlé. How do you build a GLOBAL career...


















