Leadership

Jan, 2 2023

Do You Worry About the Wrong Things?

By |2023-02-17T14:25:00+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Do You Worry About the Wrong Things?

As you look to make improvements in business, you need to make sure you don’t worry about the wrong things. Your focus is valuable and it is not unlimited. Some [...]

Dec, 12 2022

Do Employees Follow Your Instructions?

By |2023-01-27T19:58:24+00:00December 12th, 2022|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Do Employees Follow Your Instructions?

Look to your neighborhood supermarket for a great lesson in how to get people to follow your instructions. This is important if you need to introduce employees to a new [...]

Nov, 30 2022

Predict the Unexpected

By |2022-10-11T21:18:58+00:00November 30th, 2022|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Predict the Unexpected

Successful leaders understand the value of being able to predict the unexpected. In business, while you don't have a crystal ball, there are some common workplace scenarios you should expect [...]

Nov, 14 2022

A Different Approach to Feedback

By |2022-11-10T15:11:29+00:00November 14th, 2022|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on A Different Approach to Feedback

With retention and hiring challenges, some leaders may want to take a different approach to feedback. While it's important to make sure things are done the right way, you want [...]

Nov, 7 2022

Watch Out For Overpacked Workdays

By |2022-11-07T22:46:03+00:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Watch Out For Overpacked Workdays

During busy times, it’s not unusual for otherwise successful leaders to self-sabotage with overpacked workdays. They take pride in planning out their schedules in meticulous detail, even down to the [...]

Oct, 31 2022

Email and Text Message Rules

By |2022-10-30T19:29:24+00:00October 31st, 2022|Categories: Miscellaneous|Tags: , |Comments Off on Email and Text Message Rules

Businesses concerned about employee retention and engagement should create some email and text message rules. These apply to your after hours communication. At some point, our ability to check email [...]

Oct, 17 2022

Do You Sabotage Your Meetings?

By |2022-12-22T19:27:03+00:00October 17th, 2022|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Do You Sabotage Your Meetings?

Your well-intentioned employees may sabotage your meetings. Whether in-person or virtual, you need these sessions to lead to successful decisions and outcomes. Instead, are they becoming a bottomless pit of [...]

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