Category: Career

Listening Without Being Defensive: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about listening without being defensive on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How can you listen to opposing opinions at work without being defensive?

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#2: Hitting A Career Wall – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to someone who has accomplished all of their career goals and has hit a career wall.

Then we discuss whether or not a manager should help their star employees determine their next steps?

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#1: From Full-Time To Part-Time- My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about changing from full-time to part-time work on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who wants to transition from full-time to part-time work.

Then we discuss if you are a manager, how to respond if an employee who wants to go from full-time to part-time.

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Taking Stock Of the Year: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 6

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

What professional or personal accomplishments did you have this year?

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#47: Toxic, Protected Employees – My Crazy Office, Season 6

Kathi and Katherine talk about toxic, protected employees on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an office manager who experiences backlash when giving feedback to an employee with a negative attitude.

Then we discuss how it affects your staff if you’re a manager who protects an employee with a bad attitude.

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Small Talk: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 6

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

How should you engage in small talk at work?

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#46: Owning Mistakes – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice to someone whose boss always assumes the employee is at fault.

Then we discuss what managers can do if they have an employee who refuses to own their mistakes.

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#45: Inheritance and Culture – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice to an employee whose new boss finds fault in all of their work.

Then we discuss what to do when you inherit employees who don’t fit the new company culture.

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