Category: Managing Up

#14: Manipulation vs Managing Up – My Crazy Office, Season 5

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

First we give advice about working with a boss who feels manipulated.

Then we discuss the difference between manipulation and managing up.

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#34: Pulling The Weight of Others – My Crazy Office, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about people who don’t pull their weight on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about how to get a coworker to respond and ‘show up’ when they need to.

Then we discuss how to work with people who do not pull their own weight.

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#27: Self-Assessment At Work – My Crazy Office, Season 4

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

First we address a question about self-assessment and performance evaluation.

Then we discuss how to get proper feedback from your boss.

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#14: Virtual Communication – My Crazy Office, Season 4

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

First we give advice about how to deal with a boss who solely communicates virtually.

Then we discuss various forms of destructive communication.

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#8 – Managing Up: My Crazy Office, Season 3

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

We give advice about how to handle a boss that talks too much.

Then we discuss how to schedule a meeting with a boss who has little time.

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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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#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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