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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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Grace
In high school, I worked at a Burger Chef where we loved our evening manager, Steve Shelton. He taught, challenged, and affirmed us. At times we (the evening crew) made his life difficult doing things we thought were fun. One evening during a frisbee promotion when...
All the time
I overheard the conversation of two men standing behind me, but near my seat at a high school baseball game. I don’t know their names, but they were discussing and praising the efforts displayed by a young man on the field. Then the younger of the two men (who had...
When you don’t know what to say, say something
A challenge that you are guaranteed to face in your career will be when something negative happens to someone you know where you work. When good things happen, everyone knows what to do or say. When it’s not so good, it’s much harder to know what to do. What do I mean...
All you can do
St. Louis, Missouri, on October 27, 2011, is Game 6 of the World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Texas Rangers. The Rangers lead the best of 7 series, 3 games to 2. My hometown Cardinals are on the brink of elimination; one more loss and the Rangers are World...
Who comes first
Andy was a seasoned leader with many past successes. He was new to the organization, and you could tell by watching him and listening to his words that he was anxious to show his worth to the organization and those who hired him. The problem was not complex, it was...
Let it go
WHEN YOU HEAR THE phrase “let it go,” you just might hear the song from the movie Frozen playing in your head, especially if you’ve heard it often because you have a young daughter at home. On this journey, you need to continue to play that phrase over and over in...
I will make certain you know
I recently spent a Friday evening bowling with my grandson Noah, who is 7. We choose a ball that will work for him, raise the bumper guards to protect his ball from going into the gutter and then, we begin. I’m getting smoked by Noah in the first 3 frames. He is all...
I will provide a healthy work environment
I once failed to live out promise # 6 of a leader. I will provide a healthy work environment. I deeply regret it ever happened, yet I learned some valuable lessons. I don’t believe a leader wakes up and says, “I’m going to create an unhealthy work environment for my...
I will provide opportunities
Susan was mad at our organizational policy, and she let me know it. Her face was turning red, and her voice was rising, almost shouting, as she said, “I just finished training them; they are just now good at their job. You’re allowing them to transfer, that’s stupid....
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