Smart leaders ask, "Will an unexpected absence hurt your business?" because they know staffing continuity is important. You don't want your productivity to depend on one person and then see that person out of the office for a long period of time.

What if you could protect your business from the one person knows how to do it syndrome by planning ahead? Get an edge with a focus on creating coworker backups 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.