Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
The Unspoken Pact: How Conflict Avoidance Quietly Wrecks Team Dynamics
Why your team’s politeness might be doing more harm than good Some team dynamics are obviously broken—loud conflict, side-eye in meetings, and...
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...
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...
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...
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David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
You’re the Team Leader — But Quietly Wondering If You Still Belong at the Table
Episode 336: Have you ever wondered—while everyone’s looking to you for answers—if your team might actually be better off with someone else as...
How Leadership Frustration Undermines Your Team’s Productivity and Communication Skills to Use Instead
Episode 335: Is your leadership frustration quietly turning into fear-based pressure that crushes the very results you’re trying to improve?...
The Calm Leadership Mindset for Consistent Productivity and Less Overwhelm
Episode 334: When you’re overwhelmed and thinking, “What am I doing here—can I really do this?”, how do you tap into a calm leadership mindset...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
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...
Share Your Concerns: Speak Up Without Blowing Things Up
Because staying silent doesn’t solve the problem— it just delays the meeting about it. You know that moment. The one where your Spidey senses...
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