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One of the Secret Innovation Barriers That Keeps Your People from Solving Problems

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Jun 16, 2025 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye, Courageous Cultures | 0 comments

Overcome one of the most potent innovation barriers by resolving this common fear You’re a leader who wants ideas. You’ve done the Courageous Cultures work to build a workplace that encourages everyone to speak up, identify problems, and offer solutions. Everyone...

Managing Change: How to Cultivate Forward Thinking Leadership

by David Dye | Jul 29, 2024 | By David Dye, Courageous Cultures | 0 comments

Your leadership success depends on your skill at managing change and embracing the future Are you hanging on to a familiar way of doing your work or leading your team because it’s comfortable? If it’s been a year or more since you experienced a significant...

Assumption Busters: 7 Questions to Propel Your Team’s Strategic Thinking

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Jan 1, 2024 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye | 0 comments

How to help your team challenge assumptions for better creativity and problem-solving In our Courageous Cultures research, 67% said their manager operates around the notion of “this is the way we’ve always done it.” That’s not just a lack of...

Help Your Team Solve the Right Problem

by David Dye | Sep 8, 2023 | Podcast | 0 comments

How do we solve the right problem quickly and get ourselves and our team back to work? When someone walks up to you and says, can I talk to you for a minute? We’ve got a problem. How do you respond? When people are confronted with problems, a lot of times you...

How to Lead Through a No-Win Scenario

by Karin Hurt and David Dye | Jul 11, 2022 | By Karin Hurt and David Dye | 4 comments

A seemingly no-win scenario is a chance to earn trust, and innovate. There will be times when you face outcomes you don’t like. It’s not ideal, but a now-win scenarios is a chance to stand out, gain trust, and find new solutions. Here are seven ways to...