Category: Behavior

#12 – Peer to Manager & Military Management: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

We give advice about how to go from being your coworker’s peer to their manager.

Then we talk about how to deal with a new controlling manager with a military background.

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#9 – Difficult Bosses: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

We give advice about how to work for an angry, stressed out boss.

Then we discuss how to work for a new CEO that constantly finds faults and is only open to his personal plans.

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#41- When The Personal Gets Professional: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss when your personal life seeps into your professional life on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee whose boss has been disengaged in the workplace due to a divorce.

Then we discuss what a boss should do when he catches his employees having an affair.

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#35 – Phubbing (aka Phone Snubbing): My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss phubbing – or “phone snubbing” – in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee whose boss is constantly distracted by his smart phone.

Then we give guidance to a manager who has inattentive employees due to their smart phone use during meetings.

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#34 – Breaking Out of Workplace Roles: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss how to break out of the roles we assume at work on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a “rule keeper” who is having difficulty with a couple of rule breaking senior staff.

Then we give guidance to an individual who is completely invisible in the workplace.

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#33 -Difficult Personalities at Work: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss people and their personalities in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an individual whose boss is moody, anti-social and difficult to deal with.

Then we talk about how a new boss can manage the various personalities and the dilemmas between his employees.

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#27- Amazon & Its Company Culture: My Crazy Office, Season 2

On this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine delve into the company – Amazon.

First they dissect and discuss Amazon and its company culture.

Then they compare and contrast it to the other company cultures under Google, Zappos, Netflix and more.

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#23 – Offensive Behavior: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine answer questions about co-worker’s offensive behavior at work on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First, we give advice about how to handle an entitled employee.

Then we discuss how a boss should deal with the jealousy of his or her staff over a new employee.

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