Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
How to Inspire Innovative Thinking in a Risk-Averse World
When There’s No Room for Mistakes, Is There Still Room for Ideas? You love the idea of a Courageous Culture—one where people speak up, challenge...
What to Do When Your Clueless Boss (or Team) Overlooks the Obvious
Your clueless boss or team are opportunities to lead and transform confusion into collaboration You’ve been there. That moment when the...
From Ticked Off to Tactical: What to Say Next When You’re Frustrated at Work
When You Can’t Believe You’re Having This Conversation Again… When you’re frustrated at work, it’s rarely about a single moment—it’s about...
Land in the AND: How the Best Leaders Blend Confidence and Humility
Beyond Either/Or: How Human-Centered Leaders Land in the AND Confidence or humility? Results or relationships? You don't have to choose. How to...
When You Make a Mistake at Work, Do This Next (With Video)
Mistake at Work? How to Recover From a Big Fat Workplace Oops You know that sinking feeling when you make a mistake at work, The “uh-oh, did I...
Crisis Leadership: How to Show Up When Everything’s Falling Apart
Crisis leadership demands that you empower yourself before trying to lead your team. We were working with "Vance," a human-centered CEO during a...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How One Common Leadership Mistake Undermines Conflict Resolution, Keeps Your Team Stuck, and Fuels Burnout
Episode 324: Have you ever felt like your team’s stuck in the mud—spinning their wheels because you’re too “nice” to push back or have the hard...
1 Critical Leadership Skill You Need to Help You and Your Team Avoid Burnout
Episode 323: How can you, as a leader, stay grounded and avoid burnout when the pressure never seems to let up? If you’re tired of the constant...
7 Leadership Skills That Transform Risk-Adverse Teams into Problem-Solving Champions
Episode 322: Does your risk-averse team stall out at the edge of progress—hesitating, overanalyzing, or waiting for one more approval? If you’ve...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
Your Company Culture Changed (You Didn’t) Now What? #askingforafriend
You Joined for the Company Culture—Now You’re Wondering What Changed (with Video) You didn’t misread the signs. Great company, mission and...
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...


















