Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
The Secret to High-Performance Work Teams: Mastering the Performance Loop
High-Performance Teams Don’t Leave Their Achievement to Chance You know what it's like when a high performance work team fires on all cylinders....
How to Thrive When Your Boss is Disengaged
You Care. Your Boss Doesn't (Or So It Seems). What to Do Next With a Disengaged Boss You’re giving it your all. You’re solving problems, driving...
Better Feedback: The Secret to Giving (and Getting) Better Feedback
How to Communicate Like a Boss—With a Little Help from Your Pod You care about your team, and you want to help. But what do you do if your...
Recognition Power Words: The Phrases that Mean the Most
The Right Words at the Right Time: Crafting Recognition That Sticks Think about the best recognition you’ve ever received. Who said what, and why...
Not My Tornado: How to Stop Workplace Distractions from Stealing Your Focus
4 Workplace Distraction Traps Keeping You Swirling Ever feel like your workday is a full-blown tornado of workplace distractions—emails flying...
5×5 Communication: a Leadership Communication Strategy to Ensure Your Message Sticks
[The right communication strategy helps your message cut through noise and distraction. You’ve said it. You’ve said it again. And yet, somehow,...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
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?...
6 Overlooked Leadership Skills To Run Meetings That People WANT To Attend
Episode 296: Are you running meetings that drive real results—or just draining everyone's time and energy? People don't hate meetings—they hate...

Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
How to Thrive When Your Boss is Disengaged
You Care. Your Boss Doesn't (Or So It Seems). What to Do Next With a Disengaged Boss You’re giving it your all. You’re solving problems, driving...
Better Feedback: The Secret to Giving (and Getting) Better Feedback
How to Communicate Like a Boss—With a Little Help from Your Pod You care about your team, and you want to help. But what do you do if your...
How do I build a better relationship with my difficult (icy) boss?
🔥 How to Warm Up Your Relationship with an Icy, Difficult Boss 🔥 You know the type: the difficult boss barely acknowledges you, keeps...