Advice Aggressive Coworkers Appearance Business Career Career Advice Career Choice Communication Company Culture Corporate Culture Credentials Cultural Fit Employment Ethics hiring Hiring practices Human Behavior Human Resources Impression Interpersonal Skills Interviewing Likability Management Misfit My Crazy Office New Employment New Position Perception Performance Personalities Professionalism Qualities Red Flags Skills Values Work Advice Workplace Relationships We Hire for Skill and Pay for Personality April 19, 2022 / April 19, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment 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. Read more » advice behavior business career advice communication hiring hiring practices management podcast psychology work advice
Advice Career Career Growth Growth My Crazy Office Personal Growth Podcast Skills Keep Growing: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 5 December 6, 2018 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about growth on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show. How do you keep growing professionally and personally? Listen to this week’s podcast here. Read more » advice career growth growth my crazy office personal growth podcast skills
Advice Business Career Comedy My Crazy Office Podcast Risk Taking Skills Work Work Advice #29 – Self-Employment For You? : My Crazy Office, Season 2 September 1, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine discuss self-employment on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First, we give advice about how to start your own business. Then we talk about how to transition from freelance work to working with a business. Read more »
Advice Business Career Company Culture Conversations Decision Making Difficult Conversations Ethic hiring Interviews Management My Crazy Office Podcast Professionalism Relationships Skills Work Work Advice #19 – Honesty in the Workplace: My Crazy Office, Season 2 June 23, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine answer questions about honesty at work on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First, we give advice about what a manager should do when they discover an employee lied on their resume. Then we discuss how find out if a potential employee will ‘stretch the truth’ – when necessary. Read more »
Advice Business Career Comedy Company Culture Corporate Culture My Crazy Office Podcast Professionalism Relationships Roles Skills Special Guest Survival of the Fittest Work Work Advice #18 – First Job Experiences: My Crazy Office, Season 2 June 16, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Comedian and cuddle expert Mike Fine joins Kathi and Katherine to discuss first job experiences on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast! We give advice about how a new graduate should deal with their first job. Then we discuss our own first job experiences. Read more »
Advice Boundaries Business Career Comedy Company Culture Invisibility My Crazy Office Podcast Practice Professionalism Relationships Risk Taking Skills Social Cues Visibility Work Work Advice #12 — Visibility vs Invisibility at work: My Crazy Office, Season 2 May 5, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine discuss visibility on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First give advice about how to be less visible and outspoken in workplace meetings. Next, we talk about how to be more visible and not overshadowed by your colleagues. Read more »
Advice Business Career Changing Career Company Culture Corporate Culture hiring Interviews Job Hunting My Crazy Office Podcast Professionalism References Salary Skills Work Work Advice #11- Interviewing Tips: My Crazy Office, Season 2 April 27, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine focus on job interviews on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. We first discuss how to prepare for a job interview. Next, we consider what a manager should look for when hiring the best candidate for a new position. Read more »
Advice Business Career Company Culture Conversations Corporate Culture Difficult Conversations Equality Equity Inequity Management My Crazy Office Podcast Raise Salary Skills Work Work Advice #10: Dan Price & Pay Equity: My Crazy Office, Season 2 April 20, 2015 / June 7, 2016 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine focus on equity and in inequity in the workplace on this episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First, we talk about Gravity Payments CEO, Dan Price and his innovative $70,000 wage proposal. Next, we discuss what to do when you discover a new employee makes more money than you do. Read more »