2 Minute Takeaway Podcast

If you feel professionally stuck or falling behind the pack, then you should embrace the power of asking for help. In an ever-changing workplace, you can't be an expert on everything.

How do you ask for help without weakening your authority? Find out what you can do and several other tips 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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.

Busy leaders may want to think twice before giving employees more work. There's a good chance that adding, one more thing, could lead to productivity problems and possibly burnout.

What if there was a way to increase employee workloads in a more strategic fashion and keep them engaged? Find out how keep performance and office harmony high 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 many leaders take responsibility for their performance on the job, they should also bring accountability to work-life balance. Your time spent away from the job could be the deciding factor, when it comes to future professional success. You can't leave work-life balance to chance. 

Instead, take control of your time, off the job, with an accountability partner. Find out how to start this valuable relationship 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 get hung up on perfection at work, then you should consider the imperfect solution. This may get you the results you want with a high level of effectiveness and much less stress.

For leaders, your time is valuable and you don't want to overspend it in areas, where it's not game-changing. Learn to embrace imperfection 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 the big boss or a valued supervisor, it's important to understand leading through challenges. Difficult times often require critical thinking and measured responses.

This may not be the time to trust your gut and hope things turn out well. Improve your decisions, when they matters the most, 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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.

Those who are good at evaluating customer service requests are able to deliver a high level of service, even if the demands seem unusual. Sometimes the requests are more like a kind of code that can tell you important things about the customer. 

Let's help you grow and flex your problem solving muscles, 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 your job depends on your ability to communicate effectively, then you'll appreciate this important public speaking tip. It's about three words that can undermine your presentations. Most people don't even realize they're using them.

Besides learning what not to do, you'll also pick up some actionable strategies, designed to improve your public speaking, 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 people are not following your new rules or big business plans, then you need to consider why employees tune you out. There's a good chance they see your important communication as being like annoying email marketing and have mentally hit the unsubscribe button.

Are you doing things that undermine your message and your goals? Improve your messaging and reengage with your employees 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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 it's understandable that some are nervous about going back into the physical workplace, you can help smooth out the transition by smartly returning to the office. You want employees to be focused on their work and not wishing they were still working from home.

Some little adjustments can make a big difference and the past year may have created some new problems, in the office, you didn't expect to encounter.  Find out some actionable strategies and a special bonus tip, 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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.

From the outside, when you look at a productive business, you know someone knows how to create workplace culture. This one of those qualities you can sense immediately when you step into a business. You'll also know when it's not there.

What should leaders know about workplace culture and how can you grow it in your business? Find out 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. He's embraced it and shares his unique career observations 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.