My Crazy Office

My Crazy Office is a weekly workplace podcast dedicated to helping listeners navigate their careers. Executive coach Kathi Elster and career therapist Katherine Crowley combine their expertise to solve both serious and silly situations at work. Join Kathi and Katherine as they answer real workplace questions with solid advice and a side of humor. Do you have someone or something at work that’s driving your crazy? Send your questions to info@mycrazyoffice.co. (All submissions kept confidential.)

#53 – The Ins & Outs of Partnership: My Crazy Office, Season 1

Johanna Fateman and Shaun Surething talk with Kathi & Katherine about what it takes to be in a successful business partnership on the week’s episode of My Crazy Office.

We talk about the birth and success of Seagull Hair Salon and then delve into two partnership questions.

What should one consider before forming a partnership? And how does one deal with a partnership that is beginning to go sour?

For more information on Shaun Surething visit his website seagullhair.com. Also, shaunsurething.com.

For more information on Johanna Fateman visit her website johannafateman.com. Also, follow her via Twitter: @johannafatemen.

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#52 – Meetings: My Crazy Office, Season 1

Actress/comedian Carmen Lynch joins Kathi & Katherine for the first time on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast to discuss business meetings and obnoxious co-workers.

Let’s face it – meetings can be a drag. (We know it.) Listen to us give advice about how to make meetings more tolerable and less sleep inducing.

We also discuss how to deal with that co-worker who is outright rude and oblivious to it…

For more information on Carmen Lynch visit her website carmenlynch.com. Also follow her on twitter @lynchcarmen.

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#51 – Control Freak & Mentoring Gone Bad: My Crazy Office, Season 1

Welcome to a new episode of My Crazy Office. It has been a while but we are ready and back in action!

On this week’s episode, we give advice about how to deal with a procrastinating, controlling boss and the right way to ask for that yearly review.

Secondly, we talk about how to navigate a mentor-mentee relationship gone sour.

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#50 – Phone Etiquette & Facebook Friend Requests: My Crazy Office, Season 1

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the My Crazy Office podcast! This week, we are joined for the first time by etiquette expert, speaker and writer, Mister Manners.

Some employees use their cellphones excessively in the workplace. On this episode, we discuss proper cellphone etiquette.

We also give advice about whether to accept or deny Facebook friend request from coworkers.

For more information on Mr. Manners visit his website whatmannersmost.com. Also follow him on twitter @MisterManners.

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#49 – Over Billing & Business Events: My Crazy Office, Season 1

Hello and welcome to a new episode of the My Crazy Office podcast! This week, we are joined for the first time by comedian, Jes Tom.

We give advice about what an individual should do when they learn that their department is purposely over billing in order to treat themselves to “pizza Fridays.”

We also tackle how to handle business events that “require” a +1 when one would rather go solo…

For more information on Jes Tom visit her website jestomdotcom.com and Facebook.

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