by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 10, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
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... 
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 28, 2023 | Blog, Leadership
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... 
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
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... 
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
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... 
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, Leadership
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... 
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jul 23, 2023 | Blog, Leadership
The hospital was a large one, with almost 1,000 beds and over 4,000 employees. On this Tuesday, an announcement came blaring over the public address system, “Code Blue, Room 6302, Code Blue, Room 6302”. Those four words triggered a lot of activity because the phrase...
