Articles by Ken Okel

Jul, 9 2018

Employee Communication: Are You a Paperweight?

By |2018-07-09T21:09:43+00:00July 9th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Employee Communication: Are You a Paperweight?

An important part of employee communication is centered around making sure your supervisor understands your talents and skills. When this doesn't happen, an otherwise effective leader may start to think [...]

Jul, 2 2018

Tips for Accepting Feedback​

By |2018-07-14T20:54:42+00:00July 2nd, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Tips for Accepting Feedback​

Does the idea of accepting feedback make you nervous? ​While you may quickly embrace compliments, do you feel uncomfortable when the quality of your work is criticized. Can the storm [...]

Jun, 25 2018

Wasting Time at Work: Scraping the Jar

By |2021-08-08T14:08:23+00:00June 25th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Wasting Time at Work: Scraping the Jar

Wasting time at work often happens when otherwise good employees invest too much energy into certain tasks. These things aren’t bad to do but should not be top priorities. I’m [...]

Jun, 18 2018

Time to Change Your Productivity Playground?

By |2020-10-10T13:50:05+00:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Time to Change Your Productivity Playground?

If you feel like you need to get more done at work, then you may want to consider changing your productivity playground. This is what I call the way you [...]

Jun, 11 2018

Making Mistakes When You’re Busy

By |2024-06-20T17:42:22+00:00June 11th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Making Mistakes When You’re Busy

It’s not unusual to see otherwise effective workers making mistakes when they’re busy. We know the mistakes will happen but do you have a process for figuring out what went [...]

Jun, 4 2018

Use Interaction to Improve Your Training

By |2018-08-04T15:30:46+00:00June 4th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Use Interaction to Improve Your Training

One of the best ways to improve your training is to introduce some interaction. Often, training is just a one-way conversation. While things may have been explained perfectly, your important [...]

May, 28 2018

How Effective Leaders Handle Deadline Distractions

By |2018-05-29T22:40:50+00:00May 28th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on How Effective Leaders Handle Deadline Distractions

Effective leaders understand their ability to handle deadline distractions will define their long term success. It’s how you react in the moment when something unexpected messes up your plans. As [...]

May, 21 2018

Productivity: Personal Internet Use at Work

By |2018-05-23T15:22:21+00:00May 21st, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Productivity: Personal Internet Use at Work

When it comes to personal Internet use at work, are you spending too much time online? For some, it’s a Pandora’s Box of productivity problems. It can happen innocently. The [...]

May, 14 2018

Find Outside Inspiration for Productivity Improvements

By |2018-05-14T18:37:10+00:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Find Outside Inspiration for Productivity Improvements

When it comes to productivity improvements, most businesses are a little stagnant. While they are good at what they do, they may only know their world. As a result, you [...]

May, 7 2018

What are Your Email Reply All Rules?

By |2018-05-10T19:15:32+00:00May 7th, 2018|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , , |Comments Off on What are Your Email Reply All Rules?

Email reply all rules can help busy organizations find more time for their top projects. It’s estimated that most people spend roughly 30% of their work day on email. A [...]

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