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Wisdom and support for challenges experienced as a result of life’s many personal and professional transitions.
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Dale’s weekly blog provides wisdom and support for challenges experienced by readers dealing with one of life’s many transitions related to their vocation or in their personal life. When you subscribe to the blog, I will send you a complimentary copy of my eBook entitled Insights for Personal Development.
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Giving
I’ve always been driven to be successful. Sometimes that’s good, sometimes it works against me. I was about 3 years into my career when Clara joined our organization. Her specialty was compensation, and I was responsible for benefit. My initial impressions of her were...
Space Invaders
I came into the kitchen one night and told my wife we were playing a game from our past, Space Invaders. It was one of the earliest video games you could play in the late 1970s and she remembered the game. At that time, my wife and I had been happily married for...
Fine
Early Monday morning, a week after the announcement of a divisional re-organization, resulting in a reduction of 8% of the staff, and changing several reporting relationships, the Divisional VP took a walk to see how everyone was doing. With each department he passed...
Endings
There’s an expression I’ve heard all my life: “All good things must come to an end.” I heard it from my dad, my scoutmaster, or a teacher telling us it was time to stop doing whatever we were doing and move on. Yet there is wisdom in that statement. Think about it,...
Discipline
Mary finished listening to a story from Cindy, about something Nicole had failed to do. She was now mad. How could Nicole have done that? What was she thinking? She immediately went to find Nicole while saying to herself, I know this won’t go well. Her heart started...
Gaps
He was a legend in his own mind, nothing he couldn’t do, just ask him. Everything had to go through him for a final decision. His talented staff were hired for their gifts, but also their personality to be deferential and never challenge him. If you wondered how...
He grants us the desires of our heart
This week’s blog is an excerpt from How Long, O Lord, How Long? Devotions for the Unemployed and Those Who Love Them, By author Dale Kreienkamp. TAKE TIME TO READ Psalm 37. What a great psalm it is! Take special note of verse 4: Delight yourself in the Lord and he...
Tell me …
This week's blog post is# 250, a milestone to celebrate! We haven't missed a Tuesday post in five years, bringing you rich content related to leadership, personal or career development and transitions. Please share the blog with others you know who will value our...
When it’s time – Do the right thing
The decision had been made; Devon was going to be told he didn’t have a job. It made sense because he wasn’t suited for his job and not a strong leader. I asked the COO, Laura, two questions. 1) Does he know he hasn’t been doing well and there was a chance he could...
Thriving Through Transitions was created to help individuals and organizations successfully navigate difficult transitions, and not just get through the transition, but become better in the process.
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