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Is Your Department Moving in a Direction that You Don’t Like?

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On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss what you can do if your department (or company) is moving in a direction that you don’t like. They start with a question from someone who disagrees with their department’s decision to do things differently based on customer feedback. Kathi and Katherine talk about […]

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Being blamed for your boss’ mistakes?

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In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine address a tricky topic: Being blamed for your boss’ mistakes. They start with a question from someone who just received a really bad review and wonders whether she’s being blamed for her boss’ incompetence. Kathi and Katherine consider what you can do if you think […]

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Why Can’t I Find a Good Boss?

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Sometimes it seems like a good boss is impossible to find. On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine why it’s so difficult to find skilled bosses, what it means to manage up, and how to make working for a bad boss better.

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Are You Working in a Trustworthy Environment?

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One of the things that can be more difficult to establish when we work remotely or in hybrid situations is a feeling of trust. Because we can’t see each other, it’s harder to verify what is really going on. In this podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine the qualities of two kinds of work environments: Trustworthy […]

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Forgotten How to be Social at Work?

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As the pandemic morphs into an endemic, many remote workers are being asked to return to the office — some are less excited about it than others. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine ask the question, “Have you forgotten how to be social at work?” If so, here’s what you can […]

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Should You Take That Promotion?

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Theoretically, any promotion should be a good promotion. But there are certain situations where promoting you may benefit management, but not be great for your career. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss which kinds of promotions you may not want to take, and how to say “no thank you,” without […]

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#42: A Different Culture – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about cultural changes on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone whose buy out by a larger company requires them to change their work behavior. Then we discuss what managers can do when they inherit staff from an acquired company who do not […]

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Returning to the Office – Will Not Be Business As Usual

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In the post COVID world, a return to the way things were in our traditional workplace is most likely not possible. The new standards of how we work at an office are being set for at least the next one to two years, or is it forever? Is having an office space necessary? Will we […]

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