Category: Management

#11: Complaining in the Workplace – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to a manager who is struggling to oversee a skilled but chronically complaining employee.

Then we give advice to someone who feels unfairly labeled as the “complainer” at work.

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#10: Liar Liar – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to someone whose coworker constantly lies to them.

Then we discuss what a manager should do when they have an employee who lies in the workplace.

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#8: Explosive Employees – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to a worker who no longer wants to be paired with their hostile coworker.

Then we discuss what a manager should do with a volatile, explosive employee.

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#6: Crying At Work – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to a new manager who is trying to handle a chronic crying employee.

Then we discuss what someone who cries easily can do to manage themselves in challenging work situations.

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#5: Home Life Affecting Performance – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to an employee whose home life is difficult but they have hesitance in telling their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager should do if they suspect an employee’s home life is affecting their performance.

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#3: Returning to Work Post CoVid – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to someone whose pre-pandemic job involved constant travel and now they’d like to travel less.

Then we discuss how management should broach the topic of returning to the office with the staff.

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

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

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 employee’s departure.

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