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Afraid to Manage Your Staff Because You Know Too Much?

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Sometimes, the more you know about your staff’s personal lives, the harder it is to hold them accountable. In this podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss how challenging it can be to hold employees responsible for their work product, when you know too much about their challenges outside of work.

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We Hire for Skill and Pay for Personality

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It’s not enough to hire someone with the right skill set. You want to hire the right personality — for your company and the job. In this My Crazy Office episode, Kathi and Katherine discuss why personality, in the form of work ethic, professional behavior, and interpersonal skills, is what employers really pay for.

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#10: Liar Liar – My Crazy Office, Season 8

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Kathi and Katherine talk about lying on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone whose coworker constantly lies to them. Then we discuss what a manager should do when they have an employee who lies in the workplace.

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#19: Whistle-blowing – My Crazy Office, Season 5

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Kathi and Katherine talk about whistle-blowing on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to a person whose coworker is suspected of stealing company time. Then we discuss when is the right time to blow the whistle at work?

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