Category: Business

Need Your Employee More Than They Need You?

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a difficult situation for any manager: What do you do if you need an employee more than they need you? They start with a question from a manager whose key employee is skilled but produces mediocre work and seems unmotivated to improve. Kath and Katherine consider what you can do to motivate an employee who doesn’t really care about
the job.

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Afraid To Give Negative Feedback?

In this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a management challenge that many people face: Being afraid to give negative feedback. They start with a question from someone who oversees three managers but is afraid to give any of them important feedback concerning their weak areas. Kathi and Katherine talk about how to overcome whatever fears prevent you from performing this essential management task.

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Too Busy to Look for a New Job?

On this episode of My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine address a very important question for people who want to leave their current jobs: What can you do if you’re too busy to look for a new job? We start with a question from someone who knows it’s time to leave their current job but feels overwhelmed with a heavy workload and doesn’t have time to take job seeking actions. Are you too busy to look for a new job? Listen here.

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Getting Bullied by a Co-Worker?

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine investigate what you can do if a coworker starts to bully you. They start with a question from someone who discovers that a colleague who she thought was a friend begins to act differently in a group setting. Kathi and Katherine discuss how to detect a closet bully and how to handle their inappropriate behavior at work.

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Does Your Boss Put You Down to Keep You Around?

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine address a hot topic: Do you secretly suspect that your boss may be keeping you down because he or she needs you? They start with a question from someone who has been working as an assistant to a top designer for two years with the promise of a promotion that never comes. Kathi and Katherine talk about why certain bosses find fault with their most capable employees so that they can keep these individuals working on their behalf.

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Are You Managing a Slug?

Low performing employees are very stressful to manage. On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a particular management headache — the slug. It’s the kind of employee who only does the bare minimum at work. We’ll start with a question from someone who currently supervises a very sluggish employee and wonders how to get this person to produce more.

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Networking for Introverts

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a topic that many people don’t like to think about but it that can have a huge impact on your career – networking. Specifically, Kathi and Katherine examine networking for introverts. They start with a question from someone who wants to change jobs, suspects that networking could help with that process but hates the thought of doing it. Do you hate networking? Listen to this podcast.

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Is Your Employer Trying to Break Up with You?

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a provocative question: Is your employer trying to break up with you? They start with a question from someone who was promised growth and opportunity at the start of her job but recently received a demotion and a pay cut. Kathi and Katherine examine the signs and symptoms when an employer may be trying to break up with you but doesn’t have the nerve to say it.

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