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Karman Hotchkiss: 7/6/26 10:30 AM
When Betty Crocker first introduced boxed cake mixes in the 1950s, the products were marketed as ultimately easy. Just add water! But sales were slow to take off. Until a psychologist suggested one easy fix: Require the baker to add an egg.
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Karman Hotchkiss: 6/5/26 7:00 AM
I recently spent the afternoon of my birthday pulling dandelions from my lawn. I know it sounds like an unglamorous way to spend your birthday, but I...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 4/27/26 4:00 PM
Years ago, when a big change at my then-company was about to throw our lives into disarray, my husband announced succinctly: “We fear change!”
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Karman Hotchkiss: 2/28/26 6:00 AM
This week I was meeting with a coaching client who had a new boss. She was thinking ahead to her first update meeting with that leader and fretting...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 10/20/25 6:30 AM
Today a really cool thing happened. I saw the results of a leader’s two-year journey to create a new culture for her team.
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Karman Hotchkiss: 6/22/25 11:45 AM
Looking back, I sometimes wonder if my reputation as “the one who gets shit done” was a disservice to my corporate career. When I was climbing the...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 5/2/25 11:30 AM
Back when I worked in publishing, one of my most important tasks was working on magazine covers. The right (or wrong) cover image and blurbs could...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 4/21/25 6:32 AM
The KISS method. You know the one: Keep It Simple, Stupid. I first learned about this philosophy in college, from an instructor whose first name was...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 3/14/25 9:30 AM
About 20 years ago, my then-boss retired. As the department’s #2 (who had basically been keeping things running for quite a while), I seemed like a...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 3/3/25 9:30 AM
Today one of my coaching clients taught me about a new-to-me psychological phenomenon: The Ben Franklin Effect. The idea behind this concept is that...
