Category: Communication

#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?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

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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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#44: Digital Overload – My Crazy Office, Season 6

Katherine talks with special guest Holland Haiis about digital overload on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

Are you suffering from digital overload? If you are, how do you “treat it” and learn to connect again?

Listen to this week’s podcast for advice here.

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#40: Telling The Truth – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice to a manager who keeps avoiding an employee for fear of having to tell him the truth.

Then we discuss what it may mean if your boss avoids you.

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#39: When Fear Stops You – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice about how to handle a coworker who invokes fear and intimidation in you.

Then we discuss what to do when fear stops you from functioning at work.

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#38: Paranoid Boss – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice about how to look for a job without your paranoid boss finding out.

Then we discuss what to do if you discover your employee is job searching.

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Knowing You Deserve Better But Not Believing It: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 6

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

Do you know you deserve better but don’t believe you can have it?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

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