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Ask Christa!

Christa Dhimo, D.B.A, M.B.A., M.Sc.M

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.Ask Christa! Business Questions, Straight Answers, Real Impact© 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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10:50

Ask Christa! How Can I Ask My Work Friend to Meet...

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2025/10/03

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo discusses the significance of workplace friendships and how they impact employee engagement and performance. She addresses a listener's dilemma about managing a close friend's performance issues at work, emphasizing the importance of open, direct, and compassionate communication and support. Christa provides strategies for addressing missed deadlines while maintaining the friendship and highlights the research supporting the benefits of h...

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9:39

Ask Christa! How Can I Ask My Co-Worker to Quit the...

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2025/10/01

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about managing social interactions in the workplace, particularly when a coworkers chatty style disrupts focus, flow, and productivity. She discusses the importance of establishing boundaries, effective communication strategies, and the need for a supportive workplace culture that respects individual work styles. Christa offers practical solutions for addressing interruptions, including having candid discus...

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Ask Christa! How Can I Ask a Co-Worker to Tone it...

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2025/09/23

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about managing team dynamics, particularly focusing on the listener’s co-worker, whose exuberance and enthusiasm are overwhelming for others. Christa emphasizes the importance of understanding self-awareness, and the need for adjustments in behavior to foster a high-functioning team environment. Christa provides strategies for improving team dynamics and highlights the significance of effective management and ongoing commu...

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Ask Christa! I Hate Office Politics - Help! (S4E43)

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2025/09/19

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concerns about office politics, emphasizing the importance of understanding influence in the workplace. Christa defines office politics, differentiating between toxic and constructive politics, and provides actionable strategies for managing toxic environments. She encourages listeners to focus on company objectives and offers practical exercises to navigate office politics effectively. Additionally, she shares valua...

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17:04

Ask Christa! How Can I Diplomatically Decline...

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2025/09/16

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses the common workplace issue of excessive meetings and how to navigate them effectively. She consolidates listener questions about declining unnecessary meetings while maintaining professionalism. She also reviews the cultural dynamics that influence meeting attendance. The conversation emphasizes the need for clarity in meeting purpose and objectives as well as the potential for organizational improvement through better meeting m...

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Ask Christa! What are some best practices when...

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2025/09/12

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo tackles a listener’s question about alliance management, exploring the challenges, best practices, and evolving role of managing partnerships in business. She emphasizes the importance of understanding alliance objectives, building trust, and fostering collaboration for mutual success. Listeners will walk away with insights to enhance their alliance management skills, along with valuable resources for further learning. Key Takeaways ·&nbs...

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11:25

Ask Christa! What Are Some Tips to be More Focused at...

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2025/09/09

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo answers the listener question about tips to stay more focused at work. Christa explores what “focus” really means, then emphasizes the importance of making it personal, understanding how our own definition of focus can transform the way we approach work. She shares practical, research-backed strategies for boosting concentration, reducing workplace distractions, and managing stress. You’ll also learn why meaningful “brain breaks” matter, ...

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12:46

Ask Christa! Why do I hate deadlines so much? (S4E39)

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2025/09/05

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the listener question asking, “why do I hate deadlines so much?” She explores the psychological and environmental factors that contribute to stress and aversion to deadlines, emphasizing the importance of understanding individual perceptions and realities of workload and time. Christa discusses how organizational culture and resource availability can impact employees' feelings towards deadlines, and she offers strategies for reframing one's rel...

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Ask Christa! How Can I Better Manage Anxiety at Work?...

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2025/09/02

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's concerns about managing anxiety in the workplace, particularly in the context of an upcoming reorganization. She emphasizes the importance of understanding anxiety as a natural response to uncertainty and offers practical strategies for managing stress, including leveraging workplace resources. Christa also underscores the importance of supportive management, and highlights leveraging workplace resources where available. She provid...

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12:19

Ask Christa! How Can I Improve Collaboration in My...

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2025/08/29

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about improving team collaboration amidst growing organizational challenges. She distinguishes between collaboration and cooperation, emphasizing the importance of shared goals and effective communication. Christa provides insights into common misconceptions about collaboration, such as equating it with consensus, and offers practical strategies for managers to foster a collaborative environment. The episode concludes with...

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16:24

Ask Christa! How Can I Improve My Presentation...

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2025/08/26

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about improving presentation skills as a way to advance their career. Christa emphasizes the importance of connection with the audience, every-day practice, rigorous preparation, and finding one’s unique style. She discusses the complexities of communication, the typical pressures of presenting, strategies for designing and conducting effective presentations. The episode concludes with resources for further development in ...

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Ask Christa! How can I run meetings better? (S3E35)

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2025/08/21

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the common challenges of effective meeting management, emphasizing the importance of preparation, understanding the purpose of meetings, and fostering a culture of respect—especially a respect for time. She provides practical tips for structuring effective meetings, ensuring they serve the team's needs rather than the meeting owner's needs. She also discusses the cultural implications of frequent, unproductive meetings and offers resources for ...

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Ask Christa! What Do Executives Do? (S3E34)

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2025/08/19

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about the role of executives in any size organization. She explores the fundamental responsibilities of executives, emphasizing the importance of accountability, communication, decision-making, performance, and efficiency. She also reviews the traits that make effective leaders, especially executives, and talks about the significance of executives enabling strategy execution. Christa also highlights the sign...

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Ask Christa! How Much Finance Should I Learn? (S3E33)

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2025/08/15

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa, host Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's question about how much finance knowledge and learning a founder needs as they get a business started. She emphasizes that while finance is crucial, it is not the sole focus of a business. Christa discusses the various functions within a business, particularly the role of General and Administration (G&A), and how they support overall operations (and how Finance is a part of G&A). She encourages a holisti...

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18:29

Ask Christa! What Do Boards of Directors Do? (S3E32)

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2025/08/08

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo discusses the essential functions and responsibilities of a Board of Directors (BODs). She talks about how BODs serve as oversight bodies, the importance of matching board composition with organizational needs, and the evolving functions of boards as companies grow, and a BOD’s responsibility to constructively steward an organization through challenges, too. Christa emphasizes the traits and characteristics that make for effective board m...

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Ask Christa! Business Basics Series (6/6) - What...

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2025/08/05

Summary In this episode, Christa Dhimo addresses the listener question asking what aspects of a business are commonly overlooked by founders. She emphasizes the critical importance of having an executable plan, understanding customer needs, having a sound perspective on business, and the necessity of detailed planning for success. Christa also discusses the unique traits of founders and how they can impact business outcomes, highlighting that success is not solely based on personality b...

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Ask Christa! Business Basics Series (5/6) - What is...

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2025/08/01

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo explores the concept of outsourcing, explaining that every business engages in outsourcing to some extent, emphasizing the importance of leveraging outsourcing to enable businesses to focus on their core competencies: what they do best. The key to outsourcing is being intentional about what stays in-house and what gets handed off. She shares relatable examples from areas like logistics and PR, and walks the listeners through how to decide...

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Ask Christa! Business Basics Series (4/6) - Why Do So...

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2025/07/29

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses the common question of why so many startups fail. She explores the assumptions about founders, the importance of vision and mission, market fit, business management, and effective leadership in startup success. She discusses how founders are often driven by a deep belief in the vision for their business and mission of their product(s) rather than a tolerance for risk. Christa emphasizes that while startups face numerous challeng...

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Ask Christa! Business Basics Series (3/6) - What's...

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2025/07/25

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo discusses the various funding models available for startups, understanding which model aligns best with a founder's objectives and business goals. She reviews the misconceptions surrounding funding, the significance of ownership and leverage, and the complexity of products in determining funding needs. She also highlights the common misconception that venture capital is the only funding option and encourages entrepreneurs to explore a mix...

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Ask Christa! Business Basics Series (2/6) - What's...

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2025/07/22

Summary In this episode of Ask Christa!, Christa Dhimo addresses a listener's dilemma about whether to prioritize product development or seek funding for a prototype. She emphasizes the importance of understanding market research, protecting intellectual property, and building value before approaching investors. That puts you in a position of strength. The conversation explores various funding strategies, including seed funding and the significance of prototypes in demonstrating product viabi...

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