{"id":30993,"date":"2017-11-15T08:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T14:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=30993"},"modified":"2023-03-02T14:03:26","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T20:03:26","slug":"meet-karen-orosco-leading-75000-associates-no-1-workplace-management-hr-block","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/newsroom\/around-block\/about-us\/meet-karen-orosco-leading-75000-associates-no-1-workplace-management-hr-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Karen Orosco: Leading 75,000 associates at the No. 1 workplace for management, H&#038;R Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Executive Profile: Meet Karen Orosco\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/auiwTI1YPho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As senior vice president of U.S. retail for H&amp;R Block, Karen Orosco leads 75,000 associates in nearly 7,000 offices across the country. Based on more than 7,000 reviews and ratings from current and past associates on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/about\">Indeed.com<\/a>, H&amp;R Block ranked first among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indeed.com\/Best-Places-to-Work\/2017-US-Management\">Best Places to Work<\/a> in the category of managing people.<\/p>\n<p>According to Orosco, she and her managers are constantly looking for ways to improve leading the tax offices and coaching associates to be their best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt starts with clearly communicating goals,\u201d Orosco said. \u201cManagers and associates work together to set goals that achieve what is important for our business and our clients. These goals serve as the guidepost for feedback and coaching throughout the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As far as the type of associates she is looking to hire, she says she is interested in people who have a \u201cpassion\u201d for providing an outstanding client experience and who are \u201chungry for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing good at taxes isn\u2019t enough,\u201d said Orosco. \u201cI am looking for people with humility, because I think with that comes the willingness to learn and to truly listen to your clients to know what they are needing in that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Orosco has this advice for those with career aspirations to become a senior executive: \u201cBe open to steps along your career journey, even if they weren\u2019t exactly what you envisioned your path to look like. Some of the roles I\u2019ve learned the most from and grown the most as a leader were ones I never would have anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As senior vice president of U.S. retail for H&amp;R Block, Karen Orosco leads 75,000 associates in nearly 7,000 offices across the country. Based on more than 7,000 reviews and ratings from current and past associates on Indeed.com, H&amp;R Block ranked first among the Best Places to Work in the category of managing people. 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