Category: Managing Up

Advice Business Career Communication Managing Up My Crazy Office Negotiation Podcast Promotion Work Advice

Promotion negotiation — Do you know how to do it?

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

Do you know how to negotiate a promotion? In this My Crazy Office episode, Kathi and Katherine discuss what it takes to do just that. They start with a question from someone who wants to get promoted but has been told by her boss to wait for another year so that he can offer a […]

Read more »

Absent Boss Accountability Advice Bad Behavior Behavior Business Business Approach Career Career Advice Communication Coping Mechanisms Management Managing Up My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Podcast Professionalism Remote Work Work Work Advice

Ghosted by Your Manager?

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this My Crazy Office episode, Kathi and Katherine examine a challenging situation — being ghosted by your manager. They start with a question from someone whose boss insists on scheduling regular bi-weekly meetings only to never show up for them. This manager also doesn’t respond to emails or texts and does not see their […]

Read more »

Accusation Advice aggressive clients Anger Bad Behavior Behavior Career Communication Difficult Client Managing Up My Crazy Office Podcast Professionalism Protection Reaction Self Care toxic clients Work Work Advice

Attacked By a Toxic Client?

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine address a challenging situation: What do you do if you are attacked by a toxic client? They start with a question from someone who has experienced just that — being aggressively attacked by a client during a meeting. Kathi and Katherine talk about how to recover […]

Read more »

Advice Business Career Communication Company Decision Making Management Managing Up My Crazy Office Podcast Power Struggle Priority Work Advice

Is Your Department Moving in a Direction that You Don’t Like?

by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss what you can do if your department (or company) is moving in a direction that you don’t like. They start with a question from someone who disagrees with their department’s decision to do things differently based on customer feedback. Kathi and Katherine talk about […]

Read more »

Advice Advocacy Behavior Boss Business Business Growth Career Career Growth Managing Up Mentee Mentor My Crazy Office My Crazy Office Blog Podcast Professional Growth Strategy Success Work Advice

Do You Have an Advocate at Work?

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about the importance of having an advocate at work. An advocate is someone who wants to see you succeed and who provides opportunities for advancement. Other terms for this important relationship are sponsor and mentor. Kathi and Katherine start with a question from an employee […]

Read more »

Absent Boss Advice Anger Management Business Career Career Advice Communication Complaining Management Managing Up Manipulation My Crazy Office Opportunity Podcast Sacred Cow Success Toxic Work Environment Well-Being Work Work Advice Working With You Is Killing Me

I Hate My Absentee Boss

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this My Crazy Office episode Kathi and Katherine talk about a very difficult kind of person to work for – The absentee boss. They start with a question from someone who’s been working for a manager who is never around. When he does come to work, he criticizes her every move. Kathi and Katherine […]

Read more »

Advice Behavior Boundaries Business Career Communication Connection Introversion Introvert Managing Down Managing Up Meetings My Crazy Office Podcast Professional Growth Protection Recovery Self Care Work Advice

Introverts Who Struggle With An Extroverted Workplace

/ by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about introverts, and the challenges they face in the workplace. They start with a question from an introvert who must attend long meetings and worries that appearing checked out after a meeting could be interpreted as rude by his extroverted colleagues. Kathi and Katherine clarify […]

Read more »

Advice Behavior Business Career Communication Layoffs Management Managing Down Managing Up My Crazy Office Podcast re-structuring

Keeping Secrets During Re-Structuring?

/ by Logan Medrano | 1 Comment on Keeping Secrets During Re-Structuring?

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine address a provocative topic — How do you keep secrets when your company is re-structuring? They start with a question from someone who is on the executive team of a company that is re-organizing. This person feels increasingly uncomfortable holding the knowledge of who will stay […]

Read more »