The Rainy Cubicle – A Workplace Fable by Ken Okel
There once was a man who needed to bring an umbrella to work every day because it rained in his cubicle. The water came through a large hole in roof. [...]
Sep, 24
2012
Sep, 17
2012
Workplace Stress – The Nearly Empty Coffee Pot
We read about rising stress in the workplace but do we realize that we play a role in it? There's a very good chance that you do something that annoys [...]
Sep, 10
2012
Do Your Customers Hold Their Breath
You know the feeling. You enter a business with a customer service need and you feel yourself tensing up. Why? You?ve become so accustomed to a bad experience that you?re [...]
Sep, 3
2012
The Unfair Advantage
On the job, you may need to change your perspective of success and failure. Sometimes you may be blamed for an unwinnable situation. To illustrate this point, let me take [...]
Aug, 28
2012
Ep 63 – What’s Really Important
It?s very likely that you?re losing sleep over situations your customers don?t care about. In this week's 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast, we talk about how these limiting beliefs may be [...]
Aug, 14
2012
Ep 61 – Run Your Race
What do long distance runners know that could help you? In this week's 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast, they'll tell you how to Clear the Path of some bad habits. This [...]
Aug, 6
2012
Surviving the Unexpected
Two unexpected situations, two different outcomes. The first saw me assaulted by a jar of chunky peanut butter. The attack happened as I was leaving a grocery store. I had [...]
Jul, 18
2012
Ep 57 – Does Clark Kent Or Superman Work For You
Is it possible that you may have a superhero in disguise in your organization? In this week's 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast, you'll find out how unused talent can sometimes be [...]
Jul, 16
2012
The Speed of Enthusiasm Can Be Costly
Many bad business decisions can be traced back to one phrase: The Speed of Enthusiasm. This happens when people get so excited about a new idea that they immediately act [...]
Jul, 9
2012
Feedback: A Call to Action
The conversation was unexpected: ?I don?t know how to say this but you?re slipping,? my friend told me. ?Last year, you were so much better. I don?t know what?s happened [...]