Tag: communication

#20: Time Boundaries – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to someone whose boss likes to email and text at all hours of the day and night.

Then we discuss how managers can set staff expectations when they have unusual hours.

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#18: Qualifications – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to someone who quit their job after being told that they didn’t qualify for the new job they wanted.

Then we discuss how a manager should respond to an employee who wants a position you know they won’t get.

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#17: Meeting Sit Ins – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about meeting sit-ins on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to someone whose new boss insists on attending staff meeting, only to disrupt them by talking.

Then we discuss what managers can do if they want to sit in on their new hire’s meetings.

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#16: Accountability Without Added Stress – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to a manager on how to hold staff accountable without adding stress.

Then we discuss how employees can set limits at work.

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#15: Incompetence – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to a worker whose incompetent boss just got fired but there is fear the replacement will be worse.

Then we discuss what a manager should do if they think they’ve been doing a good job but their employees disagree.

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#14: Skipped For a Promotion – My Crazy Office, Season 7

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

First we give advice to an employee who puts in labor for a promotion only for it to go to their boss.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if an employee doesn’t get promoted and it’s their fault.

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#13: Zoom 101 – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk about Zoom, video calls, and red flags on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice to a jobseeker who had a strange Zoom call interview.

Then we discuss what managers should do if certain staff don’t put their cameras on during video calls.

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#12: Cutbacks, Setbacks, Layoffs? – My Crazy Office, Season 7

Kathi and Katherine talk cutbacks, setbacks and layoffs on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice with how to cope if you have had your salary cut, were laid off or demoted.

Then we discuss how managers and bosses can cope with having to have these conversations with staff.

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