by Dale Kreienkamp | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog, Encouragement, Job Search
“Just sit on your hands!”, my mother would frequently say to me, usually in an exasperated tone. I was active, often too active for her. She tried to slow me down by making me sit on my hands, which I didn’t like, and this made me squirm even more. I don’t know that...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog, Job Search, Personal & Career Development
“When one door closes, another opens.” You have likely used this phrase, or had it said to you as a reminder that new opportunities are on the way. That phrase leads people to think there is a particular “door” they must locate and open to find the opportunity – a new...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
It was a simple question, but it surprised me the first time I saw it. It was question # 10 on the survey, “I HAVE A BEST FRIEND AT WORK.” My organization wanted to measure employee engagement using the Q12 survey from Gallup in which employees answer 12 questions on...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
“It’s not fair!” Ever hear that phrase? I have heard it many times throughout my career. “It’s not fair! How could they promote him into that job and not me? He hasn’t been in the organization as long as I have.” “It’s not fair! Why do I have to pick up the weekend...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
My organization had merged with two others. I now reported to John who I liked. He gave me freedom to manage as I deemed best but kept his distance unless he was needed. This is how he treated everyone. It worked until Jon transferred to another city. In came Sam who...
