On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine address a problem that everyone faces at one time or another, what do you do when your personal life makes it hard to focus at work? We’ll start with a question from someone who just got promoted into a great new job, but also has to deal with several personal problems — making it hard to focus. We’ll discuss how to stay focused at work and deal with personal challenges at the same time.
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Today on My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss the challenge of taking over another manager’s team. They start with a question from someone who has been asked to take over another manager’s department and worries that the staff will resist her management style. Kathi and Katherine go on to consider how you can assess and re-train a team of employees that you inherit from someone else.
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On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine explore a hot topic — How working remotely enables certain employees to work two jobs at the same time. They start with a question from a business owner who suspects that two of his employees might be double dipping. Kathi and Katherine also consider under what circumstances working a side job may be acceptable.
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Kathi and Katherine talk about unrealistic expectations on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.
First we give advice to someone whose boss makes promises to clients that cause his staff to overwork themselves.
Then we examine what a manager should do if they keep taking on demanding projects to keep the staff employed.
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Kathi and Katherine talk about a bottleneck boss on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.
First we give advice to someone whose current boss micromanages, creates a bottleneck and misses deadlines.
Then we discuss what a manager should do when they miss deadlines, frustrating their staff as a result.
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Kathi and Katherine talk about passion projects on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show.
What’s stopping you from committing time to your passion projects?
Listen to this week’s podcast here.
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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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Kathi and Katherine talk about working weekends on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast.
First we discuss whether it’s necessary to perform work tasks on the weekend or during time off.
Then we ask are you a workaholic and do you expect the same of your staff?
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Join Kathi and Katherine as they answer real workplace questions with solid advice, and a great sense of humor.
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Bestselling authors Katherine and Kathi use humor and a slue of engaging techniques to mediate solutions for individuals at every level of employment — from executives to managers to frontline employees.
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