Blog

May, 14 2019

How to Start Your Meetings on Time

By |2019-08-18T15:31:13+00:00May 14th, 2019|Categories: Virtual Learning|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How to Start Your Meetings on Time

A good organization will waste productivity and lower employee engagement if people don’t understand why you need to start your meetings on time. Whether it’s perceived dull content, lengthy announcements, [...]

May, 13 2019

Avoid Information Overload

By |2019-08-18T15:31:54+00:00May 13th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Avoid Information Overload

As a leader, if you can avoid information overload, then you’ll gain more time and decrease stress. Otherwise, if you’re not careful, you’ll know a lot but get nothing done. [...]

May, 8 2019

How to Silence Chatty Coworkers

By |2019-08-18T15:32:34+00:00May 8th, 2019|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How to Silence Chatty Coworkers

If you can learn how to silence chatty coworkers, then you can get a lot more done at work. On the job, while it's good to have some non-work conversations [...]

May, 6 2019

How to Handle High Stress Moments at Work

By |2019-08-18T15:33:28+00:00May 6th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How to Handle High Stress Moments at Work

How do you handle high stress moments at work? I've learned they can happen when you least expect. And you're likely expected to perform at a high level. It's like [...]

May, 1 2019

Let Hollywood Shorten Your Long Meetings

By |2021-08-20T16:23:19+00:00May 1st, 2019|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Let Hollywood Shorten Your Long Meetings

If you feel like you spend most of your productive time in meetings, then you should let Hollywood help you shorten your long meetings. There's a lot you can learn [...]

Apr, 30 2019

Strengthen Employee Engagement with this Question

By |2019-08-18T15:35:21+00:00April 30th, 2019|Categories: Virtual Learning|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Strengthen Employee Engagement with this Question

A simple question can help you strengthen employee engagement. It’s something you should be frequently asking your employees and managers. It’s a question I first discovered as a TV news [...]

Apr, 29 2019

The Cost of Reminders at Work

By |2019-08-18T15:36:06+00:00April 29th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on The Cost of Reminders at Work

When it comes to your productivity at work, you should consider the cost of reminders. These are the times when you have to remind someone to do something for you. [...]

Apr, 24 2019

Stop Out of Control Complaining

By |2021-08-20T16:22:12+00:00April 24th, 2019|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Stop Out of Control Complaining

Has out of control complaining taken over your workplace? It's often a sign of larger problems in an organization. Let's talk about when complaining becomes toxic and how to make [...]

Apr, 22 2019

Reducing Workplace Stress Through Improved Training

By |2019-08-18T15:37:40+00:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Reducing Workplace Stress Through Improved Training

Reducing workplace stress has become a top concern for many managers, as problems will eventually hurt the bottom line. A recent study from Metlife UK found that stress in the [...]

Apr, 17 2019

New Supervisor Success Formula

By |2019-08-20T20:34:55+00:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New Supervisor Success Formula

While it's challenging to come up with a new supervisor success formula, I believe it can be broken down into one concept. That idea is making sure that you're not [...]

Go to Top