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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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10 Book Recommendations For Transition
When you are in a transition, what you fill your mind with is especially important. Take this opportunity to expand your mind by reading any or many of the following books. Some are available through your local library or Libby App. All are available from Kindle,...
Perfectionists
In my first career job, I was a recruiter, or today we would say I was a “talent acquisition specialist.” I interviewed candidates, scheduled them to meet a supervisor, did the background screening (reference checks – which we could do back then) and made...
Transitions are…
Change happens all the time and we usually adjust and move on. Yet there are some changes that impact us significantly, both psychologically and emotionally. Those changes begin a transition. Think back to the biggest changes in your professional or personal life. Did...
Embrace the Opportunity!
I REMEMBER A DEVOTION a coworker used once in a meeting; it started with a story about monkeys and golf. As I remember it, when the British colonized India, they built a golf course for recreation. As the story went, there was a unique challenge to playing the course....
A mistake!
Dewayne is not happy with Brianna; they see things differently. He’s frustrated working with her, and she’s frustrated working with him. Dewayne goes to their supervisor, Sean, and spends ten minutes complaining about Brianna; she won’t listen, she’s stubborn and on...
Receiving Feedback!
College graduations are just around the corner. New graduates will be picking up their diploma and ready to begin their working career. I love new graduates; I was one once in my life. Feedback is invaluable to new graduates because it helps guide them early in their...
Don’t let a day go wasted!
“Finish eating everything on your plate because there are starving children who would love to have what you have.” Those were the instructions I heard regularly growing up, which was fine except for those lima beans that I would have given to any starving child. My...
Who am I, now that I’m unemployed?
“HI, I’M DALE KREIENKAMP, head of human resources for …” Very often, that’s how I would introduce myself. My introduction, and maybe yours, identified me with where I worked and what I did for a living. But how about now, when I don’t have a job? Who am I today? It’s...
Failing vs. Failure!
Michael Jordan has scored over 30 points in the game, yet the Bulls are down by a point. Michael has the basketball is in his hands, dribbling slowly as the seconds tick off the game clock. He knows he will take the last shot. At 10 seconds, he makes his move starting...
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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