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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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Dismissive
Bob was excited telling Don about a new program for young boys. The goal was to affirm them as young men, their heritage, their importance, and their self-worth. Don didn’t get it, he had a perplexed look on his face, and then said, “Haven’t they got it figured out...
Preparing your team
It was mid-afternoon on “game day” when I received a message the meeting was moved back right into my departure timeframe, creating a problem for several reasons. It was a meeting I could not miss, and on this day, I had a real dilemma. I was coaching a 6th grade boys...
Boundaries
January 1944, the allies are planning the invasion of mainland Europe which we know as “D-Day”. At the same time, the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the CIA) released the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, a guide for residents who lived in German...
Mastery is short lived
It was a different age of rapid and very high inflation many years ago. Remaining competitive with wages for our current staff and those we were recruiting was essential to the success of our organization. Inflation made it even more challenging. I was responsible for...
It’s harder being irrelevant!
What if we had all the news media outlets and social media in 1879. The news anchor would come onto the evening news and begin the broadcast with something like this. “It’s a difficult day for those who work in the candle industry and for companies like Proctor &...
Busy or Productive?
It was Saturday morning, and I was comfortably sleeping when my dad woke me up. He said, “I have a project today and need some extra hands.” The project that day was digging a small trench to bury the electrical wires underground that ran from our house to the garage....
Think!
“Think Dale”. I remember Dave saying it to me. He was a mentor who always pushed me to look beyond the obvious. I became a better professional because of him, although at the time, I wasn’t always happy. He taught me to ask more questions, digging deeper to make...
Is it time?
Our business was increasing, which was good, impacting the staff everywhere in the organization. They were working hard, extra hours, and begging their leader for more help. I never forgot the CEO’s message, one he regularly shared with us in leadership, but also to...
Do it for them!
It was almost Thanksgiving, which meant the Christmas holiday was around the corner. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. My team was working on a new Human Resources Information System which would go live for our organization in the second quarter of the coming...
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