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Ask Christa! is the place where you can ask questions about how to work through business challenges and workplace issues. Each episode focuses on one common question and offers additional resources to learn more.
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© 2025 - Present Christa Dhimo in partnership with Impono Partners (formly Impono LLC) and 21st Century Strategies. Ask Christa! has a pending Trademark. All Rights Reserved.
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Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo discusses how to handle a perfectionist boss, exploring the impact of perfectionism on team dynamics and providing practical strategies for employees to manage such challenging workplace relationships. Key takeaways · Perfectionism is about unattainable standards that can harm team morale. · Managing expectations and setting boundaries is crucial when dealing with perfectioni...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo explores the challenges of effective listening in the workplace, especially when dealing with managers who do not seem to listen. She provides practical strategies to improve active listening, enhance communication, and foster better understanding at work. Topics include: the importance of active listening in the workplace, common barriers to effective listening and how to overcome them, practical techniques to improve listening and being...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener question about an employee feeling like their boss is holding them back as the boss prepares for retirement. She explores how employees can navigate situations where their manager seems to hold them back, especially during a manager's transition to retirement. The discussion offers practical strategies for maintaining development momentum and understanding managerial behaviors. Key takeaways · &nbs...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa explores the challenges of being underemployed while also having more management training than your boss. It offers practical strategies for leveraging your skills, realigning expectations, and turning frustration into constructive action. Key topics include underemployment and its impact on career satisfaction and strategies to leverage management training in a lower-level role. Key takeaways · Leverage your managemen...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about managing a likable but ineffective boss. This episode is focused on ways to enable a manager to support growth and development for the team’s career paths. Christa emphasizes the importance of effective feedback and offers actionable strategies for employees to initiate coaching discussions with their boss so the boss can improve. Christa highlights the significance of leveraging the manager's likeabi...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about their manager's poor feedback skills. She emphasizes the importance of effective feedback in management and discusses the challenges of coaching a manager. Christa outlines the art and science of feedback, providing practical advice on how to approach the situation and improve communication. She also shares valuable resources for further learning and development in feedback skills. Key Takeaways · ...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about their boss's lack of meetings and the feelings of disconnection that arise from it. She emphasizes the importance of purposeful meetings, the benefits of maintaining a connection with one's boss, and the dynamics of manager-employee relationships. Christa provides insights into how meeting frequency should align with the employee's role and the necessity of fostering a healthy rapport with managem...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about dealing with a difficult boss who belittles a new team member. She emphasizes the importance of documenting such behavior, understanding workplace policies, and knowing employee rights. Christa provides actionable steps for reporting misconduct and highlights various resources available for employees facing workplace bullying. (she also thanks the listener and teammates for looking after a co-wor...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about her boss assigning her work that belongs to him, highlighting the importance of setting boundaries and recognizing one's value in the workplace. Christa provides actionable steps to shift the mindset, help employees reclaim their roles and navigate the complexities of workplace dynamics, especially when dealing with bad bosses. Key Takeaways · Most people aren't prepared ...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, a listener explains that they do not like their boss and asks how to handle it. Christa discusses the challenges of managing relationships with people you may not like and offers practical advice for those facing these situations. Additionally, she shares valuable resources to help listeners navigate their workplace challenges effectively. Key Takeaways · Most people aren't prepared to become a manager. · &...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about job boredom and the challenges of waiting for a promotion. She emphasizes the importance of open communication with managers and offers strategies to stay engaged at work while waiting for new opportunities. The episode concludes with resources for further reading on managing workplace boredom and preparing for career advancement. Key Takeaways · Boredom at work is common...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about the distinction between a job and a career and how to talk about them in a way that works for you. She emphasizes that it's perfectly acceptable to love a job without labeling it as a career. Christa discusses the evolving nature of careers, the importance of self-reflection on personal strengths, and how to articulate one's job in a way that aligns with career aspirations. She also provides reso...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about feeling at a standstill in their job with no possible development ahead. She discusses the emotional journey of loving a job and then feeling stuck due to a lack of advancement opportunities. Christa emphasizes the importance of recognizing job stagnation and provides strategies for seeking new opportunities and resources for career development. She encourages listeners to explore organizations th...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Dr. Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about feeling ready for a promotion and needing to convince their manager they deserve the promotion. Christa discusses the importance of understanding the promotion process, the role of readiness, and the value of a formal development plan. She emphasizes that promotions should be based on an employee's readiness to succeed in a new role rather than just mastering their current position. Additiona...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concerns about feeling stagnant in their career despite having qualifications, experience, and an upcoming promotion. The listener shares how setbacks, including layoffs and a lack of challenging opportunities, led to feelings of being stuck. Christa emphasizes the importance of shifting perspectives on career stagnation, encouraging listeners to recognize their progress and prepare for future opportunities. Sh...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about career development amidst budget cuts and organizational uncertainty. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration and creativity in navigating these challenges and provides practical strategies for self-development without a formal budget. Christa also highlights the need for clarity in communication regarding promotions and development plans, encouraging listeners to seek out free resources a...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concerns about transitioning to a different industry. She emphasizes the importance of identifying transferable skills, understanding the current and desired future state, and the potential need for further education or experience. Christa also discusses the significance of mindset in navigating career changes and provides resources to assist in the transition process. Key Takeaways · The k...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concern about career growth when their manager seems stuck, worried that the listener will become stuck, too. The discussion emphasizes the importance of self-directed growth, exploring opportunities both within and outside the organization, and understanding the role of company culture in supporting employee development. Christa provides actionable advice on how to navigate these challenges and take control of one'...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a common concern among professionals: lack of career growth if they opt-out of management roles. She emphasizes that career growth is possible without managing people, debunking the myth that management is the only path to advancement. The discussion includes insights on organizational structures, the importance of management skills for individual contributors, and resources for further career development. Christa encourages sel...
Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by middle managers in their career growth. She discusses the perception of middle management as a stagnant role and emphasizes the importance of viewing it as a strategic position within organizations that should be focused less on task management and more on performance management. Christa provides insights on how to navigate career paths, the significance of management training, and the n...
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