Tag: managing down

Are Supervisory Shoulds Hurting You as a Manager?

On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine go over Ten Supervisory Shoulds that many managers hold about how their staff should behave. Supervisory Shoulds are beliefs that prevent managers from supervising their staff effectively. Do you believe you should only have to say something once? Do you assume your employees should know how to prioritize their work? Listen to this My Crazy Office podcast.

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#41: The Complacent Boss – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to an employee whose laid-back manager’s behavior is hurting the team’s morale and productivity.

Then we address managers who have become complacent and consider what their motives might be.

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#2: Managing Up – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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

First we give advice to a worker whose boss always presents new goals and agendas but never sticks to them.

Then we discuss what a manager can do if they set goals for their team but nothing gets done.

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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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#46: Owning Mistakes – My Crazy Office, Season 6

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

First we give advice to someone whose boss always assumes the employee is at fault.

Then we discuss what managers can do if they have an employee who refuses to own their mistakes.

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#34: Pulling The Weight of Others – My Crazy Office, Season 4

Kathi and Katherine talk about people who don’t pull their weight on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.

First we give advice about how to get a coworker to respond and ‘show up’ when they need to.

Then we discuss how to work with people who do not pull their own weight.

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