Collection of My Best Articles, Video Posts, & Mastering the Basics

Over the past few years, I’ve posted dozens of videos, articles, and photos about a variety of different subjects dealing with job related issues and my work with LinkedIn Learning. Here are a few of my favorites. 

Videos:

Confidence and Personal SWOT Analysis:  We all recognize that believing in our abilities is important, but we also need to accept that there will be moments when our confidence is not where it should be. (3700 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_confidence-masteringthebasics-positivity-activity-6582607284583620608--Wuw

Character: Having good character is for me an essential quality for not just being an effective leader, but more importantly being a good person. (4400 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_character-leadership-masteringthebasics-activity-6569986176898355200-ZaBg

Five Years Since Leaving my Corporate Job: I certainly miss the colleagues I used to work with, but I have thoroughly enjoyed my new career path. (14850 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_careerchange-careeradvice-masteringthebasics-activity-6628653792738988032-ZIln/

My Initiatives for 2020: I try to keep my list of goals and objectives short, challenging and yet achievable. (6400 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_linkedinlearning-coaching-networking-activity-6620676149641007104-91Qr/

Workplace Challenges:   We sometimes face obstacles over the course of our careers. Taking corrective action is important, as is seeking guidance from others. (5900 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_alwaysbelearning-masteringthebasics-careercoaching-activity-6602921443552436224-xOrG

Global Networking Challenge: We all have much more in common that we may think and to help foster greater understanding the objective given is to reach out and connect with five people not from your own country. (3400 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_global-linkedinlearning-diversity-activity-6592398552528367616-HVDz

The Power of Simplicity: Sometimes we just make things too complicated especially when it comes to bureaucracy, meetings and the decision-making process. (5200 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_simplicity-masteringthebasics-alwaysbelearning-activity-6609815515848290304-Xdpf/

Empathy: Our communication, or the lack thereof, to those who are looking for new positions or have lost jobs is something that we all need to improve. (5500 views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_communication-empathy-masteringthebasics-activity-6564164917979561984-9B9N/

Don’t Be Intimidated: Sometimes we can feel intimidated by those with lofty titles or advanced degrees, but you must always believe in your abilities and have confidence in yourself. (10000 views) https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6491355588650422272

A few Moments with a Leading LinkedIn Learning Instructor Dave Crenshaw (7300 Views) https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_linkedinlearning-lifelonglearning-alwaysbelearning-activity-6544196810548760576-pmnq

My Book Mastering the Basics: Simple Lessons for Achieving Success In Business

Throughout my entire career, in articles I’ve written and in videos I’ve posted here on LinkedIn I’ve often talked about the importance of social skills, people skills, emotional intelligence, and most importantly doing the best we can to believe in our abilities. 

Sometimes it’s not easy as we may get intimidated by those with lofty titles or advanced degrees, but we can’t let those people hinder our growth, silence our voices, or impact our self-confidence. Early in my career I did let that happen to me, but then I realized that being true to yourself, focusing on what really matters in life, and mastering the basics is what can set you apart from the rest and make you feel fulfilled. 

This is a short video from one of my LinkedIn Learning Courses where I talk about mastering basic skills.

Click on the photo below to learn more about my book, Mastering the Basics.

Articles:

Be Good to People at Work: This article really struck a chord and has been viewed more than 50,000 times and been shared over 2000 times. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-people-work-its-hard-do-dean-karrel/

The Importance of Corporate Culture: (25,000 views) The title says it all. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/corporate-culture-really-important-dean-karrel/

Should Managers Be Required to Take Courses in Hiring and Firing: (46,000 views) Hiring and letting people go are skills that require special training. Many times, people learn by trial and error. Training should be required. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-managers-required-take-courses-hiring-firing-yes-dean-karrel/

Do you Encourage and Motivate Those You Work With  (24,000 views) This is so important to do and has such an impact on corporate culture. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-you-encourage-motivate-those-work-should-dean-karrel/

LinkedIn Learning:

Here’s the Link to my LinkedIn Learning Courses: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/instructors/dean-karrel?u=2125562

My experience developing courses with LinkedIn Learning has been nothing but a joy. In this short video, I talk about the experience. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deankarrel_alwaysbelearning-masteringthebasics-linkedinlearning-activity-6556909823387017216-BZRo