Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
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,...
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....
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...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
4 Reasons You Have a Negative Team Member and Need Help
Episode 333: Ever feel like one negative team member can drain the energy out of an entire meeting before it even starts? Leadership Survey If...
Why Negativity Kills Your Leadership and the Communication Skills to Master for More Influence
Episode 332: Have you ever shared a smart concern at work—only to be told you’re being “too negative”? If you’re someone who spots risks early...
4 Skills Guaranteed to Attract Mentors and Build Your Career
Ever wonder why some people seem to attract mentors who go above and beyond for them… while you’re stuck hoping your last “thank you” email was...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
How to Lead with Their Best Interest at Heart (Even When It’s Hard)
How Do You Show Someone You Have Their Best Interest at Heart? It’s one of the most reassuring phrases you can say to someone—especially at work,...
Beyond Checking the Box: Show Your Team What Success Looks Like
Paint a Clear Picture of What Success Really Means So, you’ve done the work. You’ve identified the habits that matter most—the practical,...
Turning Data Into Insights: What Smart Communicators Do Differently
Make Data Matter: Four Questions That Turn Info Into Influence You’ve been there. Someone senior asks, “Can you get me the numbers on this?” and...


















