by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 27, 2021 | Blog, Encouragement, Personal & Career Development
September is harvest season for wine in California. We were in Napa Valley, for my Godson’s wedding. Prior to the wedding, we toured a winery. I was fascinated by the wine making process and learned the grapes were monitored constantly until just the right time when...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 16, 2021 | Blog, Job Search, Personal & Career Development
Denzel said, “thank you” and ended the call. He was polite during the call, but he was frustrated after learning he was no longer a candidate for a job that he coveted in his organization. It was “perfect” for him. He wanted to know why he wasn’t chosen but wasn’t...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 3, 2021 | Blog, Personal & Career Development
With over 80 youth from my congregation, I was ready to experience “white water” rafting on the Ocoee River, north of Chattanooga, Tennessee, where rafting took place for the Olympics in 1996. Each raft had a guide and I remember our guide sharing a warning, that...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Personal & Career Development
The mouse saw the truck deliver a package to the farmer’s home and wondered what was in it, hoping it was food. When the farmer’s wife opened it, he was aghast. It was a mousetrap! The mouse was afraid and went to others for help. First, he ran and told the chicken...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog, Job Search, Personal & Career Development
Deb and I were on our way to Florida in January, which is a good time to be leaving Missouri. It was cold, a light snow was falling and the roads in Kentucky were not fully cleared. Travel was slow and anxious. Our navigational app Waze, said to get off the highway at...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
Have you ever been asked a question that wasn’t easy to answer, but in your heart, you knew it was the right question that needed to be answered? I know what that question is, and it’s always been a hard one for me. It’s the question we all need to be ready to answer...
