Leadership Blog
Let’s Grow Leaders Various Blog Topics
The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
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 initiative—one you know will make things better. The strategy is sound, and the data backs it up, but when you present it to your...
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 decisions, looping through endless meetings, having endless “meetings after the meeting,” or implementing strategies that...
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, people still don’t seem to know what’s going on. If you're ever frustrated that your team doesn’t act on important...
See Karin & David In Action!
General Topics
Karin Hurt and David Dye
Keep Things Organized: The Habit That Makes Collaboration Feel Effortless
It’s not just what you deliver—it’s how easy it is to work with you. You might be doing excellent work. But if no one can find it... If file names are cryptic, folders are a mess, and links are scattered, collaboration slows down, no matter how brilliant the ideas...
The Seemingly Harmless Phrase that Erodes Team Trust and Kills Collaboration
Episode 343: Have you ever said “agree to disagree” to keep the peace—only to realize later it quietly damaged team trust and shut down real collaboration? If you lead a team, you’ve probably used that phrase to move past a disagreement quickly. It feels respectful...
The Overlooked Signal That Makes a Business Mentor Invest in You
Distinguish yourself with your business mentor by doing one thing most won't You didn’t build your career alone, and you won’t get where you’re going without help either. Your business mentor is often the unsung hero of growth, offering perspective when you're...
Practical Leadership Tools in Your Inbox
Join the Let’s Grow Leaders community for free weekly leadership insights, tools, and strategies you can use right away!
Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Stop Rescuing Your Team: How to Ask for Help and Make Everything Better
Even Frodo Needed a Fellowship: How to Ask For a Teammate for Help You don’t feel overwhelmed because you’re incapable. You feel overwhelmed because you are highly competent and get stuff done. You see what others miss (or at least see it sooner), and do what...
Why High Performers Leave When They’re Succeeding
Strong Performance Can Hide a Pending Exit Why high performers leave when they’re succeeding—and how courageous leaders retain top talent early. You don’t only lose your best people when something is broken. Sometimes you lose them when everything looks fine....
Missed Deadlines? 5 Leadership Moves to Restore Credibility
Why Capable Teams Miss Deadlines—and How To Get Them Back on Track Karin, my team is strong and gets a lot done—but we struggle to commit to deadlines. Our work is complex, and we face constant disruptions we can’t say no to. We’re starting to lose credibility....
Where in the World are
Karin & David?
Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
Stop Rescuing Your Team: How to Ask for Help and Make Everything Better
Even Frodo Needed a Fellowship: How to Ask For a Teammate for Help You don’t feel overwhelmed because you’re incapable. You feel overwhelmed because you are highly competent and get stuff done. You see what others miss (or at least see it sooner), and do what...
Why High Performers Leave When They’re Succeeding
Strong Performance Can Hide a Pending Exit Why high performers leave when they’re succeeding—and how courageous leaders retain top talent early. You don’t only lose your best people when something is broken. Sometimes you lose them when everything looks fine....
Missed Deadlines? 5 Leadership Moves to Restore Credibility
Why Capable Teams Miss Deadlines—and How To Get Them Back on Track Karin, my team is strong and gets a lot done—but we struggle to commit to deadlines. Our work is complex, and we face constant disruptions we can’t say no to. We’re starting to lose credibility....
Download Free Chapters
Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
1 Overlooked Leadership Skill that Will Transform your Culture and Team Morale
Episode 345: What if boosting your team morale didn’t require more pressure—but a simple shift in how you see and celebrate your people? If you’ve ever felt like your team is disengaged, stressed, or just going through the motions, this episode hits close to home....
7 Common Communication Habits That Destroy Trust and Teamwork
Episode 344: Are your everyday communication habits quietly undermining your team’s trust—and your leadership influence? If you lead people, your communication habits shape how your team performs, collaborates, and trusts you. But many leaders unknowingly fall into...
The Seemingly Harmless Phrase that Erodes Team Trust and Kills Collaboration
Episode 343: Have you ever said “agree to disagree” to keep the peace—only to realize later it quietly damaged team trust and shut down real collaboration? If you lead a team, you’ve probably used that phrase to move past a disagreement quickly. It feels respectful...