Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
Quiet Resistance? Missed Signals? Fix It Before the Meeting Starts
Walk into the meeting prepared for the hard conversation—because you’ve already had it. The power of a well-planned pre-meeting. Not politics....
How to Lead a High-Performing Team of Competitive Achievers (With Video)
Asking for a Friend: How Do You Get High Performers to Win Together? What do you do when you’re leading a high-performing team full of smart,...
Boss Quiet Quitting? Here’s Your 4-Step Survival Plan (with video)
Your Boss May Be Quiet Quitting—But You’re Quiet Leading (With Video) So your boss is… around… technically. But lately, they’ve been about as...
How Do You Keep Going When Your Creative Vision Is Criticized?
When Your Creative Vision Meets Pushback What do you do when your creative vision (or project) that you’ve poured your heart into gets...
Groundhog Day at Work: How to Address a Recurring Conflict at Work
Stop Recurring Conflict from Becoming Your Team’s Favorite Tradition It’s not your imagination. Some conflicts don’t just happen—they linger....
How to Challenge Assumptions That Hold Your Team Back (with Video)
Challenge Assumptions to Improve Decisions, Innovation, and Trust Transform your team’s decision-making by challenging assumptions. Break...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
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...
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...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
How to Reduce Conflict at Family Gatherings (Without Reaching for the Diaper Genie)
Family Gatherings, Minus the Tension: Powerful Phrases That Help What’s the polite way to not lose your mind when there is conflict at a family...
So… Who’s Leading This Matrixed Team? Asking for a Friend
Make your matrixed team easier to lead, one conversation at a time. You’re leading a matrixed team, and it feels like no one’s really in...
I Accidently Got Promoted and Became the Boss, Now What? #AskingForAFriend
Leadership Wasn’t the Plan, But Here You Are You didn’t campaign for this promotion. You weren’t trying to climb anything. But here you...
















