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Jun, 30 2017

How to Improve Your Presentations

By |2017-11-09T13:04:24+00:00June 30th, 2017|Categories: Virtual Learning|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How to Improve Your Presentations

If you want to learn how to improve your presentations, then you should consider whether you’re distracting your audience. You may be making little mistakes, with things like handouts, that [...]

Jun, 28 2017

Will You Commit to Improving Your Productivity?

By |2021-10-23T22:45:54+00:00June 28th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Will You Commit to Improving Your Productivity?

Long term success is often rooted in an ongoing commitment to improving your productivity. It's about making smart choices and not being tempted by shortcuts. As a result, performance improves. [...]

Jun, 26 2017

Vacation Frustration: When Work Invades Your Time Off

By |2017-12-18T14:58:34+00:00June 26th, 2017|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Vacation Frustration: When Work Invades Your Time Off

A new study suggests that you may experience what I call vacation frustration during your time off from work. The research, from Fierce Inc., found that 58% of respondents say [...]

Jun, 21 2017

Stop Ignoring Problems at Work

By |2017-05-31T14:51:15+00:00June 21st, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Stop Ignoring Problems at Work

Ignoring problems at work doesn’t remove the pain that people feel from the problems. It’s often a go-to strategy when the solution is out of reach or very difficult to [...]

Jun, 19 2017

Productivity: Who Sings Your Chorus?

By |2017-07-30T15:03:00+00:00June 19th, 2017|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Productivity: Who Sings Your Chorus?

Leaders who want to boost productivity should be inspired by the chorus of a song. It’s a chance to restate key goals that will keep you and your team on [...]

Jun, 14 2017

Silencing a Talkative Coworker

By |2017-05-23T13:16:09+00:00June 14th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Silencing a Talkative Coworker

Do you have a talkative coworker who eats away at your productive time? It’s not that you’re unsocial. You’ve got a lot to do and can’t devote the bulk of [...]

Jun, 12 2017

Human Resources Policies: Problems and Opportunities

By |2017-06-12T20:47:04+00:00June 12th, 2017|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Human Resources Policies: Problems and Opportunities

Human Resources policies can shape an organization but also limit its potential. Recently, I took part in an online chat about various HR rules. My takeaway was a growing sense [...]

Jun, 7 2017

Get Your Weekends Back From Work

By |2021-06-26T21:39:21+00:00June 7th, 2017|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Get Your Weekends Back From Work

To maintain balance, you need to get your weekends back from work. For more and more people, time off has become catch up time for your job. While this can’t [...]

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