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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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What was left out?
There is one sin I’ve come across more frequently in my career than I wish and it always bothers me. Some would call it a little sin, but I think it’s a bigger one because the impact goes further than people imagine. I call it the sin of omission. It happens when...
A toe in the water
Have you spent any time watching people at a swimming pool? When they first arrive and are about ready to get in, adults frequently will stick their toe in the water, especially in the early part of the summer when the water tends to be cooler. They want to know how...
Compliance or commitment?
I was sitting at my desk on a Saturday morning catching up on my compliance training, something required of all employees. Most of the modules were the standard ones that our attorneys wanted done, like harassment, how to report inappropriate behavior, ethics, etc.,...
Celebrating
Celebrating professional accomplishments is important, whether it’s a successful launch of a new initiative, the rollout of new software, a promotion for you, being named employee of the month or year, etc., all reasons for celebrating. Leaders often miss out on...
Imposter?
I recently reached out to Jennifer, who worked with me several years ago to get her input on behavior I had noticed with a member of a client's senior leadership team. You might be thinking, wait, you’re the consultant and coach, don’t you know everything, and you...
Too much grace?
An organization I was working with had developed corrective action plans on initiatives that weren’t doing as well as expected. My first question was whether the issue was strategic, i.e., the idea or plan was wrong, or execution, i.e., they were missing on the...
I don’t deserve this
Today I learned of three different individuals who recently lost their jobs. None of them did anything wrong; they were quite good at their jobs. This week’s blog was written for them and is an excerpt from my book, How Long, O Lord, How Long? Devotions for the...
Appeasement doesn’t work
Everyone on the floor knew he was a great physician. His patients loved him and his bedside manner with them was great. With the staff who provided the care for his patients, there were much different opinions about him. Why? Because he was frequently sarcastic, or...
Delaying
I was meeting with Terry, and the topic was one of her key leaders in a department which significantly impacted customer service. My concerns where we’d received multiple complaints about how he was treating his staff, department turnover was up and through exit...
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