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Advice Career Career Advice Communication Feedback Management My Crazy Office Podcast Review Transparency #28: 360 Reviews – My Crazy Office, Season 8 August 17, 2021 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about 360 reviews on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee who was encouraged to give her boss a 360 review only to find out that the boss never received the feedback. Then we discuss how managers can invite and be open […] Read more » advice career career advice communication feedback management my crazy office podcast review transparency
Advice Communication Feedback Management Managing Up My Crazy Office Podcast Sit In #17: Meeting Sit Ins – My Crazy Office, Season 7 October 27, 2020 / October 27, 2020 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment 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. Read more » advice communication feedback management managing up my crazy office podcast sit in
Advice Bad Attitude Behavior Career Career Advice Communication Feedback Morale My Crazy Office Podcast Sacred Cow Work Advice #47: Toxic, Protected Employees – My Crazy Office, Season 6 December 17, 2019 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about toxic, protected employees on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an office manager who experiences backlash when giving feedback to an employee with a negative attitude. Then we discuss how it affects your staff if you’re a manager who protects an employee with […] Read more » advice bad attitude behavior career career advice communication feedback Morale my crazy office podcast sacred cow work advice