#16: Accountability Without Added Stress – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to a manager on how to hold staff accountable without adding stress.

Then we discuss how employees can set limits at work.

Distance From Work: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about distance from work on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

Does distance (from work) make the heart grow fonder or is it out of sight, out of mind?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

#15: Incompetence – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to a worker whose incompetent boss just got fired but there is fear the replacement will be worse.

Then we discuss what a manager should do if they think they’ve been doing a good job but their employees disagree.

Sustaining Motivation: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about motivation on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How are you sustaining motivation while the pandemic is still here?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

#14: Skipped For a Promotion – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to an employee who puts in labor for a promotion only for it to go to their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if an employee doesn’t get promoted and it’s their fault.

Stress Management Strategies: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about stress management on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How are you managing stress during these very stressful times?

Listen to this week’s podcast here.

#13: Zoom 101 – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about Zoom, video calls, and red flags on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a jobseeker who had a strange Zoom call interview.

Then we discuss what managers should do if certain staff don’t put their cameras on during video calls.

#12: Cutbacks, Setbacks, Layoffs? – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk cutbacks, setbacks and layoffs on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice with how to cope if you have had your salary cut, were laid off or demoted.

Then we discuss how managers and bosses can cope with having to have these conversations with staff.