Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
How to Ditch the Conflict Avoidance Habit That Silently Kills Trust
How to Overcome "Diaper Genie" Syndrome on Your Team Why conflict avoidance is so tempting, and destructive-- and what to do instead. In...
How to Communicate Difficult Decisions at Work without Losing Your Team
When you must communicate difficult decisions, don't cast blame. Connect and give your team a way forward. Your manager just asked you to cascade...
4 Powerful Leadership Moves that Transform Resistance to Change
Stop fighting resistance to change and use this binge-worthy approach instead You’ve been working hard with your colleagues on a new...
Executive One-On-Ones: How to Prepare for a Strategic Update with Your CEO
Common Mistakes, Strategic Shifts, and How to Elevate the Conversation You know that one-on-one with your CEO or President? It’s not just another...
The Five Pillars of Effective Team Decision Making
Focus on clarity in your team decision making to make better decisions, faster. Too many teams get stuck spinning in circles—second-guessing...
Email Like a Leader: How to Write an Executive Summary That Makes You Easy to Work With
Everyone Hates Long Emails: Here's What to Do Instead You open an email and see five chunky paragraphs, eight attachments, one pivot table, and...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
How to Stop a Hidden Cancer Eating Away at Your Team’s Productivity
Episode 330: What’s the hidden habit that silently sabotages your team’s productivity—and are you accidentally feeding it? If you’ve ever sensed...
4 Leadership Skills to Help Your Team Make Better Decisions
Episode 329: Do your team’s decisions ever feel stuck in endless meetings—or worse, made too quickly without the right input? If you’ve ever...
Stop Making These 4 Communication Mistakes If You Want Influence with Your CEO
Episode 328: Ever walked out of a meeting with your CEO, wondering if you just tanked your credibility instead of strengthening it? If you ever...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
Are You Getting on the Wrong Boats? (A Quick Guide to Smarter Meetings)
Not Every Meeting Deserves Your Time (Or Oars) The key to smarter meetings is knowing which ones to avoid. Imagine this. You get a calendar...
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...
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...


















