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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? June 25, 2024 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 behavior boss Boundaries communication honesty managing up my crazy office my crazy office blog podcast time management work advice
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