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Getting Over Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback

Getting Over Your Fear of Giving Tough Feedback
January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Corinth spent the afternoon staring at her ever growing inbox, perplexing on how she was going to tackle the snowballing problem with Frances. Each time she tried to address the issue, she found herself tiptoeing around and not getting the point across. Even when she rehearsed it in her mind–as she was doing now–when it… [Continue Reading]

The Real Job of a Manager: Part Three – Managing Your People for Growth

The Real Job of a Manager: Part Three - Managing Your People for Growth
February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 2 Comments

This is part three of a three-part series entitled “The Real Job of a Manager and Why it’s Easy to be Bad at It”. Part 1 focuses on The Fundamentals of Management, part 2 focuses on Managing the Work and part 3 focuses on Managing the People. We’ve covered how to Manage the Work with… [Continue Reading]

Find Your Purpose: 6 Tips to Help You Network with Senior Leadership

6 Tips to Help You Network with Senior Leadership
April 29, 2017May 2, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ Leave a comment

Henry passed by the Vice President of Engineering for the hundredth time. One of these days he’d work up the nerve to say hello. That’s what he told himself each time, but the most he’d ever manage was an awkward smile. Looking foolish, or not having anything meaningful to say, were the two main reasons he second guessed… [Continue Reading]

You’re Not Ready Yet: Landing that Promotion

February 22, 2017February 26, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 3 Comments

Sally felt terrible. She had been an engineer at the company for three solid years and always performed well. Over the last year, she began to think about her career growth and knew that the next step was to be promoted to a senior position. She had pushed herself so hard to make sure the work… [Continue Reading]

Say My Name: Networking at Work

Say My Name: Networking at Work
February 12, 2017June 17, 2017 ~ Said Ketchman ~ 3 Comments

I had scheduled a meeting with our then CTO as an intro to help me better network at the company. As I sat in his office—feeling very nervous, mind you—I quickly tried to find a topic that would win him over. We spoke a little about the projects I was working on. Eventually I went into… [Continue Reading]

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