Karin & David’s Leadership Articles
Navigating Change: How the Holidays Can Help You Be a Better Leader
The holiday season gives you a human-centered leadership map for navigating change Is your holiday season a time of celebration? Of bustling...
How Did Leadership and Culture Improve on the North Pole?
A Retrospective: Santa's Big Leadership and Culture Change Is there anyone more beloved than Santa Claus? Today, the North Pole is a paragon of...
Year-in-Review: 7 Questions to Help Your Team Reflect on Success and Key Learnings
Taking a moment for a team year-in-review fosters curiosity and connection I don't know about you, but we love a good "year-in-review" list....
Fuel Your Career: 17 Critical Skills When You’re a Young Leader Hungry for Success
To distinguish yourself as a young leader, build your knowledge, focus on results and relationships, and speak up. You’re a young leader with...
Workplace Innovation: The Secret to Getting Better, Remarkable, Usable Ideas
Why psychological safety is important, but not enough when it comes to workplace innovation If you’re getting lots of ideas, you’re probably...
Productivity at Work: How to Lead Highly Productive Teams
To Lead Highly Productive Teams: Keep Them Focused on What Matters Most If you want to increase productivity at work, maintain a relentless focus...
David Dye’s Leadership Without Losing Your Soul Podcast
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? When...
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...
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? If you’re trying to...
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Karin Hurt’s ASKING FOR A FRIEND VLOG
So… Who’s Leading This Matrixed Team? Asking for a Friend
Make your matrixed team easier to lead, one conversation at a time. You’re leading a matrixed team, and it feels like no one’s really in...
I Accidently Got Promoted and Became the Boss, Now What? #AskingForAFriend
Leadership Wasn't the Plan, But Here You Are You didn’t campaign for this promotion. You weren’t trying to climb anything. But here you are—a...
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...
















