Articles by Ken Okel

Nov, 8 2021

Surviving Challenging Times at Work

By |2021-11-08T19:00:33+00:00November 8th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Surviving Challenging Times at Work

Successful leaders can find themselves unprepared for surviving challenging times at work. They’ve grown used to thing going right. But now, factors out of their control have changed the game [...]

Oct, 25 2021

Business Culture and the Great Resignation

By |2021-10-25T15:58:42+00:00October 25th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Business Culture and the Great Resignation

For leaders, now is the time to consider business culture and the Great Resignation. How people think of your organization, from the inside and the outside, may have a greater [...]

Oct, 17 2021

Use Strategic Business Humor

By |2021-10-17T19:46:59+00:00October 17th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Use Strategic Business Humor

If you can learn to use strategic business humor, then you will improve your performance with employees and customers. These are tasteful and focused jokes that serve a higher purpose. [...]

Oct, 11 2021

Rock Stars Use Instructions to Boost Productivity

By |2021-10-11T15:24:21+00:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Rock Stars Use Instructions to Boost Productivity

Rock stars know that in order to create sweet music, you need to use instructions to boost productivity. Success rarely happens by accident. Instead, you create an environment, where people [...]

Oct, 4 2021

Understand Challenges at Work

By |2021-10-04T15:27:40+00:00October 4th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Understand Challenges at Work

As businesses are presented with opportunities to change, it’s smart to understand challenges at work. Sometimes we don’t try something new because we think it’s impossible, when it reality, it’s [...]

Sep, 27 2021

What Facility Managers Know about Managing Change at Work

By |2021-10-04T18:25:00+00:00September 27th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on What Facility Managers Know about Managing Change at Work

In the excitement to do something new, some leaders forget about managing change at work. The mistake is thinking that you make a change and then you are done with [...]

Sep, 20 2021

Do You Recognize Improvement?

By |2021-09-20T14:17:06+00:00September 20th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Do You Recognize Improvement?

As a leader, do you recognize improvement in your employees? During busy days, you may spend most of your time focusing on top performers or those who are falling short [...]

Sep, 13 2021

Five Common Leadership Excuses

By |2022-01-22T15:28:20+00:00September 13th, 2021|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Five Common Leadership Excuses

During challenging times, you may find yourself saying five common leadership excuses. These may be valid but they can also become an excuse for poor management on your part. Sometimes [...]

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