Tag: career advice

How To Ask For Help: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about asking for help at work on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

How can you properly ask for help at work?

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Bread-crumbing: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

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

What is bread-crumbing and is it happening to you in the workplace?

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#31: Scapegoating – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to an employee who feels like her boss holds her to a tougher standard than her colleagues.

Then we discuss how managers can reflect on whether or not they have blind spots toward certain employees.

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#30: My Dream Job Isn’t Right For Me – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about when your dream job isn’t the right fit on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who realizes that their dream job is not for them.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if they realize that one of their staff is in the wrong job.

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Managing the Tension in Transitions: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

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

How can you manage the tension in transitions?

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#29: Preventing Burnout in the High Performer – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about burnout prevention for high performers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who is great at their job but drowning in work.

Then we discuss how managers can protect their stellar employees from working too hard and burning out.

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Should You Be Looking?: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about looking for new employment on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.

Should you be looking?

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#28: 360 Reviews – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about 360 reviews on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to an employee who was encouraged to give her boss a 360 review only to find out that the boss never received the feedback.

Then we discuss how managers can invite and be open about 360 feedback.

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