2 Minute Takeaway Podcast

Some simple steps can help you prevent some customer service mistakes. Employees may be costing your business money due to some common bad habits. 

Often, these are a sign of training that didn't go deep enough, considering the entire customer experience. Let's reinvigorate your sales process, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

While you want to improve your performance on the job, you may not know how to get more success at work. I believe four key areas can help provide a useful roadmap. 

In most cases, these involve making little adjustments that can pay off in a big way. And one of them, believe it or not, is luck. Find out how to put yourself on the fast lane to professional success, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

Whether you're focused on customers or employees, you need to understand that mixed messages hurt your business. This kind of communication can easily start to happen in successful organizations. 

If you don't correct it, then it can become a form of self-sabotage, costing you big bucks and opportunities. Let's make sure the messages you are sending, are the ones you want people to receive, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which could make him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

If you're concerned about employee retention and engagement, then you should find your business heroes. These are the people who make a big difference in your organization, even though many of them do this under the radar. 

Take the time to identify these people and use them as a template that can inspire others to improve. Find out how, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

If you feel like you need to start using nametags at work, then your business may need some strategic retention tips. These can help you hold on to more of your top performers. 

And while paying more may work in some situations, a pay raise may not be enough to retain someone if your competition has deeper pockets. Instead, some little adjustments may have a greater impact. Let's keep the band together, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

In order to prevent bad employee behavior, leaders may need to adjust their workplace culture. During challenging times or times of uncertainty, your team may lose its focus. 

In its place, more selfish behavior may start to move in. The good news is that you can maintain good workplace culture, through some strategic moves. Say bye-bye to bad behavior, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

In business, you can be busy all the time, during challenging days but do you worry about the right things? It's easy to put your focus in the wrong place, when a more urgent need may demand your attention.

Often, we fall into this problem over time, as we lose track of top priorities. How can you make sure you're not wasting your time? Discover an actionable strategy, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

While people may want to improve their personal or professional lives, do they need motivation to change? Simply knowing that something needs to get better, may not be enough to produce action. 

A status quo that's not getting better can become comfortable if you're not careful. Instead, empower yourself with several actionable improvement strategies, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

If you're self-employed, then you may need to hear this solopreneur work-life balance tip. There's a good chance you need to reconnect with some of the fun traditions from the Monday through Friday work world. For instance, the office holiday party.

These events give you a chance to network with colleagues and celebrate your accomplishments. But for solopreneurs, it's often work, work, work, until you fall into burnout.

Let's change the game with some simple strategies designed to keep solopreneurs happy and productive. Tune into this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Here's the link to the video I mentioned.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.

An important leadership skill sees you able to get employees to follow your instructions. While this may sound obvious, there may come a time when you need to make a fast change in your business and your employees are the ones who must make it happen.

Are you going to rely on chance to make sure they embrace new ways of doing things? Or should you take some inspiration from other industries that understand the power of feedback and training?

Make sure your employees embrace your policies, in this week's episode of The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast.

Motivational Keynote Speaker, Author, and Broadcaster, Ken Okel, believes in creating memorable meetings. He understands the challenge of change on the job and the need to perform at a high level, every day. He's embraced it and shares his unique career lessons and takeaways with audiences.

The 2 Minute Takeaway Podcast gives you easy to implement tips that will improve your productivity, performance, and profits.  For more about Ken, clips of his live speaking presentations and workshops, plus his weekly productivity tips, visit KenOkel.com. And yes, Ken does present virtually, which sometimes makes him look a little taller.

For more than a decade, TV audiences watched Ken on the news. At several stations, they saw him perform as a TV news anchor, a reporter, a weatherman, and even a talk show host.

Ken then moved into the nonprofit world for several adventures. These saw him do everything from running a professional ballet company to organizing more than 100 hurricane relief volunteers.