Articles by Ken Okel

Sep, 3 2018

How to Prevent Repetitive Coworker Interruptions

By |2018-09-03T15:31:07+00:00September 3rd, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How to Prevent Repetitive Coworker Interruptions

Repetitive coworker interruptions can eat up a lot of your productive time. These are often requests to help a colleague with something. The tasks are not complex but they are [...]

Aug, 26 2018

Find Your Productivity Motivation

By |2018-08-26T22:22:08+00:00August 26th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Find Your Productivity Motivation

You need to find your productivity motivation, if you want to be more effective on the job. It’s easy to talk about saving time, going home on time, and having [...]

Aug, 20 2018

Compound Interest: The Price of Your Problems

By |2018-09-03T18:06:40+00:00August 20th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Compound Interest: The Price of Your Problems

Think about compound interest, the next time you ignore problems at work. Investor Warren Buffett praises the virtues of compound interest with investments. But the principles of accumulation and time [...]

Aug, 13 2018

Are Your Top Performers Mission Impossible Ready?

By |2018-09-03T17:32:30+00:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Are Your Top Performers Mission Impossible Ready?

In successful organizations, your top performers may remind you of the adventures of the Mission Impossible films and TV show. We like these productions because people, who are really good [...]

Aug, 6 2018

Do You Worry at Work About the Right Things?

By |2018-08-08T23:53:17+00:00August 6th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Do You Worry at Work About the Right Things?

While many effective leaders worry at work, the amount of time spent on worrying should be a concern. A little worrying is healthy and can prevent some mistakes. But does [...]

Jul, 30 2018

Should Leaders Have All the Answers?

By |2018-07-30T15:06:45+00:00July 30th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Should Leaders Have All the Answers?

A productivity trap for leaders has them think they have to have all the answers. He or she is in a position of authority and some may consider the boss [...]

Jul, 23 2018

Can Availability Hurt Productivity?

By |2018-07-31T22:51:16+00:00July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Can Availability Hurt Productivity?

The downside of being too available at work is that it can hurt productivity. You need to find the right balance of being a team player and pursuing your big [...]

Jul, 16 2018

What I’ve Learned – People Are Not Balloons

By |2018-07-16T16:07:23+00:00July 16th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on What I’ve Learned – People Are Not Balloons

Personal productivity challenges do not exist in a vacuum, which is what I’ve learned from performing my People Are Not Balloons demonstration. It’s a part of my presentations, where I [...]

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