Articles by Ken Okel

Dec, 9 2019

Motivating Your Employees

By |2019-12-29T21:29:41+00:00December 9th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Motivating Your Employees

Your must understand the importance of motivating your employees, especially in high pressure situations. To reach your goals, you may need people to sacrifice and you’ve got to be able [...]

Dec, 2 2019

Effective Feedback: The Self-Checkout Lesson

By |2019-12-24T20:33:06+00:00December 2nd, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Effective Feedback: The Self-Checkout Lesson

If you've ever used a grocery store self-checkout machine, you've likely learned an important lesson in effective feedback. Feedback is an important part of improving employee performance. But if you're [...]

Nov, 24 2019

Holiday Vacations: Prepare Your Business

By |2019-12-08T20:02:58+00:00November 24th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Holiday Vacations: Prepare Your Business

It's smart to take a strategic approach to holiday vacations at your business. While you want employees to enjoy well-deserved time off, you also want to be mindful of how [...]

Nov, 18 2019

Managing a Shooting Star Employee

By |2024-06-20T17:44:43+00:00November 18th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Managing a Shooting Star Employee

You’re lucky if you have a shooting star employee. These are your high performers, the people you can rely on to do consistently good work. Plus, they’re able to handle [...]

Nov, 4 2019

Three Step Performance Improvement

By |2019-12-11T22:40:22+00:00November 4th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Three Step Performance Improvement

If you’re looking for a professional edge, then you’ll enjoy this three step performance improvement strategy. It’s designed to help you focus more on the things you do best. We [...]

Oct, 28 2019

Solving Your Unhappy Worker Problem

By |2019-11-08T20:45:51+00:00October 28th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Solving Your Unhappy Worker Problem

You may not know it but your business may have an unhappy worker problem. A new study has found that 60% of U.S. workers say they are in mediocre or [...]

Oct, 21 2019

Workers Trust Robots But They’ll Want to Work for You

By |2019-11-02T21:16:24+00:00October 21st, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Workers Trust Robots But They’ll Want to Work for You

A new study says workers trust robots more than their managers. If you’re a manager, don’t worry because there are some things you can do to make sure the Terminator [...]

Oct, 14 2019

Supervisor Tip: Think Quarterback

By |2019-10-14T13:43:53+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Supervisor Tip: Think Quarterback

You’ll enjoy this supervisor tip if you find yourself constantly overseeing the work of your employees. This comes at the expense of the quality of your work or sees you [...]

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