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#4: Complaints – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about complaints on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee whose boss complains about others at the weekly staff meetings. Then we discuss where managers should go to vent if they are having a hard time with other departments.

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#2: Managing Up – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about managing up on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to a worker whose boss always presents new goals and agendas but never sticks to them. Then we discuss what a manager can do if they set goals for their team but nothing gets done.

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#1: Time To Leave – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about when it’s time to leave a job on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to a worker who knows it’s time to leave her job but doesn’t have confidence or faith to do so. Then we discuss how a manager can help facilitate an […]

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Best Of: Applying To Jobs – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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Kathi and Katherine talk about applying to jobs on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who is applying to jobs but not having much success. Then we discuss what managers should do if they are not getting any quality applicants for their positions.

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

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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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New Social Contracts for the Workplace

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A social contract is an unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau popularized the idea of the social contract in the 1700s, but it’s just as applicable today. A good example is when we go to the airport and go through security. We may not […]

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The Silver Lining – Things I Appreciate About This Quarantine

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As an executive coach, I try to show my clients that with every awful business occurrence there is usually a silver lining. You may not see that lining at first, but with time you can see there was a lesson of value. Not everyone is experiencing or seeing the silver lining at this time. Some […]

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