My Crazy Office

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss how to manage a bad manager. They start with a question from someone who works for a manager who doesn’t understand their work, won’t give advice, and doesn’t seem interested in supporting the employee. Kathi and Katherine explore ways to manage your boss, especially […]

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss the forgotten art of networking. They start with a question from someone who knows it’s time to change jobs but doesn’t know how to network. Kathi and Katherine discuss the value of networking, and offer simple steps you can take to start building your professional […]

In this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine what might be happening if you are tired all the time at work. They start with a question from someone who is exhausted from managing a customer support department but also tends to jump in and do other people’s jobs. Kathi and Katherine consider how […]

In this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about job hunting in uncertain times. They start by posing a general question that they’ve been hearing from several My Crazy Office podcast listeners: My industry is changing and there seem to be fewer jobs. What do I do? Kathi and Katherine discuss what you […]

With all the changes happening technologically, politically, and economically these days, self care is the easiest thing to drop and the most important thing to increase. In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine address a topic that many people are contending with: How do you practice self-care in a world of uncertainty? […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a common workplace dilemma: What happens if you don’t like your new boss? They start with a question from someone whose former boss retired, and the new boss is a completely different kind of manager. We’ll consider what you can do when management changes […]

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a difficult situation for any manager: What do you do if you need an employee more than they need you? They start with a question from a manager whose key employee is skilled but produces mediocre work and seems unmotivated to improve. Kath and Katherine […]

In this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a management challenge that many people face: Being afraid to give negative feedback. They start with a question from someone who oversees three managers but is afraid to give any of them important feedback concerning their weak areas. Kathi and Katherine talk about how to […]

On this episode of My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine address a very important question for people who want to leave their current jobs: What can you do if you’re too busy to look for a new job? We start with a question from someone who knows it’s time to leave their current job […]

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine investigate what you can do if a coworker starts to bully you. They start with a question from someone who discovers that a colleague who she thought was a friend begins to act differently in a group setting. Kathi and Katherine discuss how to detect a […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine address a hot topic: Do you secretly suspect that your boss may be keeping you down because he or she needs you? They start with a question from someone who has been working as an assistant to a top designer for two years with the […]

Low performing employees are very stressful to manage. On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine discuss a particular management headache — the slug. It’s the kind of employee who only does the bare minimum at work. We’ll start with a question from someone who currently supervises a very sluggish employee and wonders how […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a topic that many people don’t like to think about but it that can have a huge impact on your career – networking. Specifically, Kathi and Katherine examine networking for introverts. They start with a question from someone who wants to change jobs, suspects […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a provocative question: Is your employer trying to break up with you? They start with a question from someone who was promised growth and opportunity at the start of her job but recently received a demotion and a pay cut. Kathi and Katherine examine […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine consider a challenging situation for any boss: What do you do if your top performer might leave? They start with a question from a manager who discovers that their best employee was almost poached by a competing organization. Kathi and Katherine discuss what you can […]

On this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine examine a tricky topic: If your boss gets fired, should you apply for their job? They start with a question from someone whose boss was recently terminated, and the folks in upper management are encouraging her to apply for her boss’s position. We’ll discuss what to […]

On this My Crazy Office podcast Kathi and Katherine address a topic that some people consider “soft” but actually affects staff morale, productivity and retention — showing appreciation. They start with a question from a manager who recently learned that their staff do not feel appreciated. Kathi and Katherine discuss different ways to demonstrate appreciation […]

Do you feel frozen in your career? That’s what Kathi and Katherine talk about on this My Crazy Office podcast. They start with a question from someone who has been in a job for several years, knows it’s time to move on, but sees that the economic climate is not good for finding a decent […]

It seems like many people are grappling with uncertainty these days. In this My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine talk about dealing with uncertainty at work. They start with a question from someone who works at a company at risk of losing some of its funding. This individual is having trouble focusing and being […]

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine talk about waiting too long to fire an employee. They start with a question from someone whose recent hire has become a real problem. This person is always late, disorganized and unable to perform the job well. Yet the manager can’t seem to fire them. […]