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Karman Hotchkiss: 11/6/23 7:35 PM
Protecting my team members from baloney. That’s what I used to think was one of my most important jobs as a leader. I’d do whatever I could to keep them from extraneous meetings, corporate projects, and other distractions that would add to their...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 10/23/23 10:56 PM
“What were they thinking?!” As a career coach, I hear that a lot when people describe to me an incident in their workplace. Someone has done...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 8/14/23 5:24 PM
I was at college orientation with my son when my boss called. Which was weird, because she knew where I was and wouldn’t have interrupted my day for...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 7/11/23 12:13 PM
Among the many things upended by the COVID pandemic, hiring has been one of the work-related processes that's taken a hit. Finding, hiring, and...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 6/28/23 4:18 PM
In a previous professional life, I worked in the same department for 20 years. Because I’d served in many roles, my institutional knowledge of our...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 5/26/23 12:30 PM
My coworker Jenn Peterson describes learning her new job like this: “It’s like learning to drive a stick shift. Figuring out when to put on the gas,...
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Karman Hotchkiss: 4/10/23 5:38 PM
The title character in “Ted Lasso” flings out mottos and wisdom nuggets like a beauty queen throwing candy from a parade float. It’s one of the...
