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 Behavior Career Career Advice Communication Focus Management My Crazy Office Podcast Resignation The Great Resignation #4: The Great Resignation – My Crazy Office, Season 9 January 25, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about the Great Resignation on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who hasn’t resigned yet, but knows it’s time and is having difficulty staying focused at work. Then we consider what managers can do to keep their staff engaged if they sense […] Read more » advice behavior career career advice communication focus management my crazy office podcast resignation the great resignation
Advice Behavior Boundaries Business Career Career Advice Communication Management My Crazy Office Planning Podcast Protection Time Management Values #3: Unrealistic Expectations – My Crazy Office, Season 9 January 18, 2022 / January 18, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment 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 […] Read more » advice behavior Boundaries business career career advice communication management my crazy office planning podcast protection time management values
Advice Assistance Behavior Career Career Advice Help Management My Crazy Office Podcast Rejection #2: Rejected Help – My Crazy Office, Season 9 January 11, 2022 / January 11, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about a rejected help on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who was recently hired to assist a busy executive and the executive refuses to share the work and be helped. Then we discuss what managers can do if the person they […] Read more » advice assistance behavior career career advice help management my crazy office podcast rejection
Advice Behavior Boundaries Career Career Advice Communication Hybrid Work Management My Crazy Office Planning Podcast Routine Video Call Videoconference Tricks for Managing Hybrid Work Life: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 9 January 6, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about hybrid work life on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show. What are some tricks for managing a hybrid work life? Listen to this week’s podcast here. Read more » advice behavior Boundaries career career advice communication hybrid work management my crazy office planning podcast routine video call videoconference
Advice Career Career Advice Communication Disappointment Expectation Honesty Management My Crazy Office Podcast #1: Disappointing New Job – My Crazy Office, Season 9 January 4, 2022 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about a disappointing new job on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to someone who thought their new job would bring exciting projects, working for someone they respect, only to be disappointed. Then we discuss why certain managers believe that every new hire should […] Read more » advice career career advice communication disappointment expectation honesty management my crazy office podcast
Advice Behavior Career Career Advice Firing Management My Crazy Office Podcast Firing Slowly or Firing Quickly: My Crazy Office Overtime, Season 8 December 16, 2021 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about firing on this week’s My Crazy Office Overtime show. Should you fire slow or fire quickly at work? What are the differences? Listen to this week’s podcast here. Read more » advice behavior career career advice firing management my crazy office podcast
Advice Behavior Boss Career Career Advice Complacency Complacent Leadership Management Managing Down Managing Up Morale Motivation My Crazy Office Podcast productivity #41: The Complacent Boss – My Crazy Office, Season 8 December 7, 2021 by Logan Medrano | Leave a Comment Kathi and Katherine talk about a complacent boss on this week’s episode of the My Crazy Office podcast. First we give advice to an employee whose laid-back manager’s behavior is hurting the team’s morale and productivity. Then we address managers who have become complacent and consider what their motives might be. Read more » advice behavior boss career career advice complacency complacent leadership management managing down managing up Morale motivation my crazy office podcast productivity