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My Crazy Office

Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster

100 episodes

5 days ago

Hosts Kathi Elster and Katherine Crowley are committed to creating world peace one crazy office at a time.

Best selling authors of Working with You Is Killing Me, Mean Girls at Work, and Working for You Isn’t Working for Me. Kathi and Katherine address all of those wacky behaviors that we all deal with at work.

Join Kathi and Katherine as they engage in serious fun answering your questions about work.

Have a crazy office story or question? Email info@mycrazyoffice.co.

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Hosts Kathi Elster and Katherine Crowley are committed to creating world peace one crazy office at a time.

Best selling authors of Working with You Is Killing Me, Mean Girls at Work, and Working for You Isn’t Working for Me. Kathi and Katherine address all of those wacky behaviors that we all deal with at work.

Join Kathi and Katherine as they engage in serious fun answering your questions about work.

Have a crazy office story or question? Email info@mycrazyoffice.co.

Show more...

Episodes (20/100)

My Crazy Office

Is Your Fear Holding You Back From Opportunity?

Today’s My Crazy Office podcast begins with a question: Is your fear holding you back from opportunity at work? Kathi and Katherine start with a question from someone whose employer has offered them a new position that would lead to professional and personal growth, but this person’s fear is holding them back from saying, “yes.” […]

5 days ago

12 minutes 2 seconds

My Crazy Office

My Boss Humiliated Me in Public

Today’s topic on My Crazy Office is a tough one: What do you do if your boss humiliates you in public? Kathi and Katherine start with a question from someone whose new boss yelled at them on a zoom meeting in front of other staff members. They discuss what you can do if your boss […]

1 week ago

12 minutes 9 seconds

My Crazy Office

Are Your Afraid To Fire a Popular Employee?

On this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss the challenge of firing an employee who seems to be popular with the staff. They start with a question from someone who has discovered that a popular employee has been cheating on time sheets and disseminating confidential information to unauthorized people. Kathi and Katherine […]

2 weeks ago

11 minutes 30 seconds

My Crazy Office

How to Handle Conflict Between Employees

In this episode of My Crazy Office, Kathi and Katherine discuss a tough topic for many managers: How to handle conflict between employees at work. They start with a question from a manager who has two very valuable employees who are constantly arguing with each other. Kathi and Katherine explore how to manage your staff […]

3 weeks ago

14 minutes 6 seconds

My Crazy Office

Are You Smarter Than Your Boss?

It can be challenging to work for someone who seems less intelligent than you but has more power. On today’s My Crazy Office podcast, Kathi and Katherine ask a provocative question: Are you smarter than your boss? If so, what can you do about it? They start with a question from someone whose boss is […]

1 month ago

10 minutes

My Crazy Office

How to Manage a Bad Manager

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 […]

1 month ago

15 minutes 15 seconds

My Crazy Office

Have You Forgotten How To Network?

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 […]

1 month ago

13 minutes 52 seconds

My Crazy Office

Tired All the Time? You May Need to Let Go (Delegate)

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 […]

2 months ago

12 minutes 36 seconds

My Crazy Office

Job Hunting in Uncertain Times

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 […]

2 months ago

16 minutes 3 seconds

My Crazy Office

Facing Uncertainty at Work? Here’s How to Cope

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? […]

3 months ago

14 minutes 13 seconds

My Crazy Office

Don’t Like Your New Boss?

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 […]

3 months ago

11 minutes 39 seconds

My Crazy Office

Need Your Employee More Than They Need You?

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 […]

4 months ago

12 minutes 13 seconds

My Crazy Office

Afraid To Give Negative Feedback?

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 […]

4 months ago

15 minutes 37 seconds

My Crazy Office

Too Busy to Look for a New Job?

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 […]

5 months ago

10 minutes 6 seconds

My Crazy Office

Getting Bullied by a Co-Worker?

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 […]

5 months ago

14 minutes 1 second

My Crazy Office

Does Your Boss Put You Down to Keep You Around?

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 […]

6 months ago

9 minutes 59 seconds

My Crazy Office

Are You Managing a Slug?

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 […]

6 months ago

9 minutes 31 seconds

My Crazy Office

Networking for Introverts

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 […]

6 months ago

12 minutes 39 seconds

My Crazy Office

Is Your Employer Trying to Break Up with You?

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 […]

6 months ago

12 minutes 53 seconds

My Crazy Office

Afraid Your Top Performer Might Leave?

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 […]

7 months ago

8 minutes 37 seconds