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Karman Hotchkiss: 1/5/24 2:10 PM
Last week I was chatting with my friend Dorothy about work things. Coworkers and bosses and getting stuff done. “My boss told me one day that I’m a Crockpot employee,” Dorothy said. When she had a skeptical reaction, he hurried to explain: “I can...
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Tammy Rogers: 12/14/23 9:40 AM
When your company name is BecomeMore—you’re in the change business. And that’s a really great gig … most of the time.
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Karman Hotchkiss: 12/11/23 4:28 PM
A few weeks ago, the BecomeMore Group team members spent several days at an off-site workshop planning for 2024. And by "off-site" I mean "Florida!"...
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Michael Peterson: 11/14/23 8:22 AM
In lean manufacturing the concept of lowering the water level to expose the rocks can force teams to identify and eliminate wastes. This water level...
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Marlene Sprouse: 11/13/23 6:00 AM
It’s the end of the growing season here where I live, and this week I was cleaning out my garden containers after a hard frost had finished off what...
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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...
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Marlene Sprouse: 10/31/23 12:11 PM
Congratulations! You have been tagged by your boss to lead a group of people or a project. How exciting! The higher-ups have noticed your potential...
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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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Jenn Peterson: 9/20/23 10:11 AM
In my previous role, I helped clients with their offices – it was my goal to make them as functional and beautiful as possible. If you are going to...
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Tammy Rogers: 9/8/23 1:45 AM
Recently I drove through the Whittier Tunnel, the longest bimodal tunnel in North America.
