Category: Management

#40 – Vocal Fry & Up Speak: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Radio reporter and host of The Broad Experience Podcast, Ashley Milne-Tyte joins us on this week’s episode of My Crazy Office. We discuss two language trends among the workplace – vocal fry and up speak.

First we give advice to a manager about how to hire potential employees who do not sound professional when they speak.

Then we give advice to an employee who gets passed over for a job because the way she speaks sounds ‘unintelligent.’

For more information on Ashley Milne-Tyte check out her website: ashleymilnetyte.com and follow her via Twitter here: @ashleymilnetyte

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#38 – Giving & Receiving Feedback: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss feedback in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a manager about how to confront a young employee about excessive yawning during meetings.

Then we give guidance to an employee whose boss is consistently re-doing the work that they hand in.

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#35 – Phubbing (aka Phone Snubbing): My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss phubbing – or “phone snubbing” – in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee whose boss is constantly distracted by his smart phone.

Then we give guidance to a manager who has inattentive employees due to their smart phone use during meetings.

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#34 – Breaking Out of Workplace Roles: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss how to break out of the roles we assume at work on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a “rule keeper” who is having difficulty with a couple of rule breaking senior staff.

Then we give guidance to an individual who is completely invisible in the workplace.

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#33 -Difficult Personalities at Work: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss people and their personalities in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an individual whose boss is moody, anti-social and difficult to deal with.

Then we talk about how a new boss can manage the various personalities and the dilemmas between his employees.

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#31: The Impostor Syndrome & Self-Doubt: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss self-doubt in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a newly promoted employee who worries that he or she may not be qualified for their current job.

Then we talk about what a manager should do when their employee doubts their capabilities in the workplace.

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#30: Silos In the Workplace: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine discuss silos on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First, we give advice to a COO on how to dismantle silos within a company.

Then we talk about the definition of silos and how to navigate around it.

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#22 – Women At War At Work: My Crazy Office, Season 2

Kathi and Katherine answer questions about women in conflict at work on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First, we give advice about how to handle a passive, noncommittal coworker that gets under the skin.

Then we discuss how a boss should deal with two fighting employees.

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