Leadership Blog
Let’s Grow Leaders Various Blog Topics
The Winning Well
Karin Hurt and David Dye
One Super Power Every Great Middle Manager Masters
If you are (or have been) a middle manager, you know how tough this role can be. You don’t set the strategic priorities, but you are accountable to make it happen—often without the influence to get all the resources you would like (or need) to get the job done. And...
The Blight of Soul-Crushing Useless Negative Feedback
Don’t let useless negative feedback sap your team's motivation. Negative feedback is destructive and all-too-common. There are three common problems that erode the power of these conversations. My phone buzzed with a text message from Amena, a junior manager....
How to Ask for What You Need (and get it) featuring Heather Hansen
A good leader knows how to advocate for their team, their ideas, and the resources they need. No matter what you do, you’re an advocate and you’ll love this episode. Award-winning attorney Heather Hansen has spent over twenty years fighting on the battlefields of...
See Karin & David In Action!
General Topics
Karin Hurt and David Dye
Our Team is Growing: How do I Lead Well Now? (With Video)
"Karin, our team is growing. Fast! How do I lead well now?" "Leading was easy when our team was small, but now our team is growing. What do I do now?" "How do I scale my leadership influence as my team size grows?" [wp-video-popup...
Leading Through Disruption with David Giersdorf
Is there any industry that's been disrupted more at a global level over the past twenty years than the cruise lines? In this episode, David Giersdorf, a former senior executive in the global cruise, travel, and marketing services industry, gives the roadmap for...
How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur
How to Develop Entrepreneurial Thinking on Your Team Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin's favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: "If this was your company, would you _______ (make this decision, hold...
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
AI for Leaders: Can I Trust AI as a Resource? (Asking for a Friend)
You Want to Use AI, But Can You Trust It? AI can be amazing… but let’s be real, it’s also a little nerve-wracking. What if it gets it wrong? Sometimes it feels like it's is just making stuff up (spoiler: it kind-of is). Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a...
Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year
Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable new year, now it's time to focus on HOW. How do you identify the habits that will make the biggest difference? In...
The Secret to Developing Employees Who Would Rather Not Grow
"I’m Good. I Don’t Want to Be Developed." Developing Employees When They Resist You’re trying to do the right thing. You want to be a good boss. You know developing employees is an important part of your job. You’re eager to invest in your team’s growth, help them...
Where in the World are
Karin & David?
Asking For A Friend
Karin Hurt
AI for Leaders: Can I Trust AI as a Resource? (Asking for a Friend)
You Want to Use AI, But Can You Trust It? AI can be amazing… but let’s be real, it’s also a little nerve-wracking. What if it gets it wrong? Sometimes it feels like it's is just making stuff up (spoiler: it kind-of is). Today, I’m thrilled to bring you a...
Employee Development Activity: Focus Your Team in the New Year
Focus your team with this fast and remarkably effective employee development activity You know exactly WHAT your team needs to have a remarkable new year, now it's time to focus on HOW. How do you identify the habits that will make the biggest difference? In...
The Secret to Developing Employees Who Would Rather Not Grow
"I’m Good. I Don’t Want to Be Developed." Developing Employees When They Resist You’re trying to do the right thing. You want to be a good boss. You know developing employees is an important part of your job. You’re eager to invest in your team’s growth, help them...
Download Free Chapters
Leadership Without Losing Your Sole Podcast
With David Dye
3 Delegation Leadership Skills that Improve Productivity and Reduce Overwhelm
Episode 301: What if the key to improving productivity is simply learning how to delegate without anything falling through the cracks? Delegation is supposed to free up your time and build your team—but if you're constantly chasing updates or getting back subpar...
3 Overlooked Communication Skills to Be a Leader People Want to Follow
Episode 300: What separates a leader people want to follow from one they just tolerate—and could it be as simple as how you say, "Great job"? If you're like most leaders, you're juggling tasks, solving problems, and keeping your team afloat—but somewhere in the...
How to Disagree with Your Boss Using These Problem Solving Skills
Episode 299: How do you use your problem-solving skills to tell your boss “no”... without risking your job? We’ve all been there—your boss makes a decision that feels wrong, risky, or just totally off. But speaking up? That feels like walking a tightrope over a pit...