My Crazy Office It’s warmer outside…Get moving! April 11, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Katherine Crowley | Leave a Comment Okay, no more excuses. As the cold and frost move out, it’s time for exercise to move in. We know. You’re too busy to exercise. Sure. That’s why you spend HOURS watching tv, playing video games, and tweeting. Exercise doesn’t have to take long — 15 to 20 minutes a day — and it’s the […] Read more » exercise katherine crowley release stress at work restore your energy unhooking working with you is killing me
Am I the Problem? My Crazy Office Email? Text? Phone? I’m totally confused March 15, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Katherine Crowley | Leave a Comment In our multi-device culture, I get confused trying to figure out how to communicate in a way that other people will see and respond. Read more » communication email facebook how to get a response katherine crowley text working for you isn't working for me working with you is killing me
My Crazy Office Workplace Revenge March 8, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Kathi Elster | 3 Comments on Workplace Revenge Read some interesting research today. I learned that retaliating against a boss is more acceptable to employees if the retaliation is an act of no action or omission, than active efforts to harm an unfair boss. I knew this somewhere in my head, but I had to read it to believe it. So this means […] Read more »
My Crazy Office Hysterical/Historical March 8, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Katherine Crowley | Leave a Comment Have you ever heard the saying, “If you’re feeling hysterical, it’s probably historical?” It’s one of my favorite sayings in the world because it’s often so true. Think about it… when someone interrupts you during a meeting and you suddenly want to punch that person’s lights out – is it really because of that one […] Read more »
My Crazy Office The new normal, it might be O.K. January 25, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Kathi Elster | Leave a Comment We knew it was coming, yes it’s finally here, what we thought was temporary was actually the beginning of new normal. So we are doing twice the work with half the resources and stressed to the max. Does this sound familiar? Now, we just have to learn how to live like this. If we had […] Read more »
Am I the Problem? My Crazy Office The Kindness of Strangers January 14, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Katherine Crowley | 5 Comments on The Kindness of Strangers Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a penchant for leaving and losing things: Keys, wallets, planners, phones, gloves, hats, shoes, purses, brief cases, even suitcases. This ongoing, irritating habit of mine has given me a gift... Read more » human interest story katherine says kindness losing my stuff psychology what people teach me
My Crazy Office New Year New You January 11, 2011 / March 13, 2016 by Kathi Elster | 2 Comments on New Year New You New Year – New You? One of the morning T.V. shows is using the term New Year, New You as their tag line. The first time I heard this, I thought, what? Really? Just because it’s the beginning of the year, why do we have to start off like it’s a new page, a new […] Read more »
My Crazy Office No Gossiping Around Me, at least for now November 17, 2010 / March 13, 2016 by Kathi Elster | Leave a Comment Last week I decided to take a vow of NO GOSSIP. We had given a lecture the week before and addressed how poisonous gossip can be. While I was delivering the lecture I thought to myself, humm you need to take this seriously. How can you give this advice and then actually gossip again? So […] Read more »