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Aug, 13 2025

Did You Create a Bad Employee Culture?

By |2025-08-10T22:12:40+00:00August 13th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Did You Create a Bad Employee Culture?

Did you create a bad employee culture, without even realizing it? The habits you ignore or accept may be shaping your team's behavior more than any handbook ever could.  A [...]

Aug, 6 2025

How Feeling Invisible at Work Destroys Team Morale

By |2025-08-02T18:51:19+00:00August 6th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on How Feeling Invisible at Work Destroys Team Morale

Feeling invisible at work can do tremendous damage to team morale. It can be easy to overlook some of your quieter performers.  But just because they do their job without [...]

Jul, 30 2025

Are You Working on the Right Thing or Just the Next Thing?

By |2025-07-27T19:53:36+00:00July 30th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Are You Working on the Right Thing or Just the Next Thing?

Smart leaders understand you need to be working on the right thing and not just the next thing that crosses your desk. There are only so many hours in a [...]

Jul, 23 2025

The Problem with Waiting Until You’re Ready

By |2025-07-23T11:55:02+00:00July 23rd, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: |Comments Off on The Problem with Waiting Until You’re Ready

The problem with waiting until you're ready is that you may let perfectionism keep you from doing anything. There are moments in business when you need to act, even if [...]

Jul, 16 2025

How to Lead Through Uncertainty Without Faking Confidence

By |2025-07-13T15:53:30+00:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on How to Lead Through Uncertainty Without Faking Confidence

Even the best leaders may struggle with how to lead through uncertainty without faking confidence. It's understandable that when faced with an unexpected challenge, you may not know what to [...]

Jul, 9 2025

Are You Afraid to Take a Five Minute Break?

By |2025-07-06T22:07:13+00:00July 9th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on Are You Afraid to Take a Five Minute Break?

Busy leaders often discover they are afraid to take a five minute break. It can be very easy to rush from one situation to the next and never stop.  The [...]

Jul, 7 2025

Meeting Productivity Tips: The Worst Time for a Meeting

By |2025-07-27T23:30:01+00:00July 7th, 2025|Categories: Articles by Ken Okel|Tags: , |Comments Off on Meeting Productivity Tips: The Worst Time for a Meeting

If you care about meeting productivity tips, then you need to know when to not meet. According to a recent LinkedIn poll I posted, the clear winner for the worst [...]

Jul, 2 2025

What Would You Do With 15 Minutes of Extra Time?

By |2025-07-06T22:05:25+00:00July 2nd, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on What Would You Do With 15 Minutes of Extra Time?

If you feel pressed for time at work, then you might want to think about what you would do with 15 minutes of extra time. While it may not seem [...]

Jun, 25 2025

What Must Be in Your Out of Office Message

By |2025-06-21T18:35:59+00:00June 25th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on What Must Be in Your Out of Office Message

Your out of office message could be missing something very important. Whether it's through the phone or email, people want to receive a key piece of information.  If you don't [...]

Jun, 18 2025

How to Stay Calm Under Pressure

By |2025-06-15T22:23:33+00:00June 18th, 2025|Categories: 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast|Tags: , |Comments Off on How to Stay Calm Under Pressure

Understanding how to stay calm under pressure is a leadership skill that continues to grow in importance. We live in a rapidly changing world and there are going to be [...]

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