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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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Finding the Essential in Your Work – The Measure of Who We Are is How We Make Ourselves Useful in Chaos

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During this pandemic, it’s our essential workers who can travel and physically go to work while the rest of us shelter at home. We naturally and deservingly celebrate these dedicated and courageous members of our workforce. We are forever grateful to our medical workers, police and firefighters, EMT’s, transit workers, mailmen, package delivery folks, food delivery […]

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The Best Leadership Tactics for Getting Through the Covid 19 Crisis

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You may be the leader of a large organization, the executive director of a nonprofit, the manager of a team, the owner of a business with a few staff, or the sole proprietor of a small business.  It does not matter how many people directly report to you. At this time, we are all called […]

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Uncertainty At Work: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

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Kathi and Katherine talk about uncertainty on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show. How should you deal with uncertainty at work and in what ways can it show up? Listen to this week’s podcast here.

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#10: Family Work Ties – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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Kathi and Katherine talk about family work ties on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee who has been doing the work of an incompetent family hire. Then we discuss how to manage an employee who is related to a senior executive at work.

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#9: Hard To Read – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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Kathi and Katherine talk about hard to read bosses on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we discuss what to do when you have a boss who is difficult to read. Then we examine what managers can do to encourage ideas at meetings.

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