Category: Advice

#17: Meeting Sit Ins – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about meeting sit-ins on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to someone whose new boss insists on attending staff meeting, only to disrupt them by talking.

Then we discuss what managers can do if they want to sit in on their new hire’s meetings.

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#16: Accountability Without Added Stress – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about accountability and stress on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a manager on how to hold staff accountable without adding stress.

Then we discuss how employees can set limits at work.

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Distance From Work: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about distance from work on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

Does distance (from work) make the heart grow fonder or is it out of sight, out of mind?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

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#15: Incompetence – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about incompetence on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a worker whose incompetent boss just got fired but there is fear the replacement will be worse.

Then we discuss what a manager should do if they think they’ve been doing a good job but their employees disagree.

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Sustaining Motivation: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about motivation on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How are you sustaining motivation while the pandemic is still here?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

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#14: Skipped For a Promotion – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about promotions on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who puts in labor for a promotion only for it to go to their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if an employee doesn’t get promoted and it’s their fault.

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