Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
Why Managers Avoid Real Feedback at Performance Review Time—and What to Do Instead
When performance patterns repeat, don’t reseal them in plastic —name them with clarity, curiosity, and care. It’s performance review season....
The Meeting After the Meeting: Where Genies Go to Gossip
How unspoken conflict becomes sideways energy—and what to do instead You know the moment. The meeting after the meeting.The Zoom ends. The chairs...
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 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...
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David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
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...
4 Key Communication Skills to Keep Your Team’s Trust when They Hate the Decision
Episode 327: Ever had to break news your team didn’t want to hear—especially when you didn’t agree with it yourself? If you’ve ever found...
Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
How to Network at a Conference (Even If You Hate Small Talk)
What to Say When You Don’t Know What to Say So... you’re faced with the task of networking at a professional conference. Which means you’re...
What to Do When the Culture at Work Is Shifting—How to Stay True to You
How to Stay True to Your Values, Even When Others Are Not You're doing good work, when suddenly the vibe changes. The culture at work is shifting...
Tired High Performers? How to Develop Everyone Without Burning Out Your Best
What to Say When Your High Performers Say, ‘I’m Exhausted’ You have a few top performers on your team — the ones you trust with the big stuff....
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