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Advice Behavior Business Career Challenge Communication Friendship Management Managing Up My Crazy Office Podcast Power Struggle Professional Growth Professionalism Respect Sacred Cow Work Work Advice Workplace Politics Workplace Relationships Are You Dealing with a Sacred Cow? September 12, 2023 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about a very challenging kind of boss — The Sacred Cow. They start with a question from someone whose company CEO recently hired a close friend into the COO position. This individual seems friendly, but lacks the experience and skills to do the job. Kathi […] Read more » advice behavior boss Boundaries career advice communication managing up my crazy office my crazy office blog podcast work advice working with you is killing me workplace relationships