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#30: My Dream Job Isn’t Right For Me – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about when your dream job isn’t the right fit on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee who realizes that their dream job is not for them. Then we discuss what a manager can do if they realize that one of their […]

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#29: Preventing Burnout in the High Performer – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about burnout prevention for high performers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee who is great at their job but drowning in work. Then we discuss how managers can protect their stellar employees from working too hard and burning out.

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#28: 360 Reviews – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about 360 reviews on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee who was encouraged to give her boss a 360 review only to find out that the boss never received the feedback. Then we discuss how managers can invite and be open […]

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#27: One-on-One Meetings vs Group Meetings – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about meetings on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone whose boss only meets with staff individually versus in group meetings. Then we give advice to a manager about what they should do if they prefer one-on-one meetings.

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#25: Exclusionary Workplace Cliques – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about exclusionary workplace cliques on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who likes their job but feels excluded by its workplace clique. Then we give advice to managers that may inadvertently be forming cliques with staff that they’re most comfortable with.

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#24: Promoted Above Your Peers – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about being promoted above your peers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who recently got promoted and is experiencing backlash from their former peers. Then we consider how someone should handle the change in dynamics when their close colleague becomes their […]

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#23: Distorted Sense of Self – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about distorted self-perception on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. This week we give advice to a manager whose employee believes herself flexible, hardworking and a team player but she actually behaves in the opposite manner. How can they manage someone with a distorted sense of self?

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#22: Bottleneck Boss – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about a bottleneck boss on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone whose current boss micromanages, creates a bottleneck and misses deadlines. Then we discuss what a manager should do when they miss deadlines, frustrating their staff as a result.

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