Tag: career advice

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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#27: One-on-One Meetings vs Group Meetings – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to someone whose boss only meets with staff individually versus in group meetings.

Then we give advice to a manager about what they should do if they prefer one-on-one meetings.

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#26: New Leadership – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

This week we give advice to an employee around how to prepare for new leadership under a different CEO.

How should they prepare for this leadership change?

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Necessary Lying: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8

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

When is lying necessary?

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#24: Promoted Above Your Peers – My Crazy Office, Season 8

Kathi and Katherine talk about being promoted above your peers on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to someone who recently got promoted and is experiencing backlash from their former peers.

Then we consider how someone should handle the change in dynamics when their close colleague becomes their supervisor.

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