by Dale Kreienkamp | Feb 27, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
I don’t recall the speaker’s name, but his story and the lesson has been etched in my brain for years. He was a consultant, speaking about a client who owned a business with multiple locations. One location lagged behind the others by an ever-growing margin, so the...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
We had an organization wide problem to be solved. No one could solve it on their own, so we brought together a select group of leaders from each group and asked them to collaborate in developing creative solutions. What a great idea. We knew the group collectively had...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog, Excerpt from How Long, Personal & Career Development
This week’s blog is an excerpt from How Long, O Lord, How Long? Devotions for the Unemployed and Those Who Love Them , By author Dale Kreienkamp. WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? That’s something I’m sure you’d like to know. You may have been given a reason, but that...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog, Personal & Career Development
Mindy was anxious. As part of an organizational re-structuring, she and her staff had been moved to a new division, under a new Vice President. She would now be the only woman in a new team of all men. While that was a challenge, she was also grieving the team she...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jan 1, 2023 | Blog, Personal & Career Development
How badly do you want it? It’s a simple question, however the answer requires something from you. It’s a question about your desire and commitment. These days I find the most common response to this question is what I call a “take it or leave it” response, meaning if...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
It was a simple question for the Executive Director, “Tell me how your team handles conflict?” She proudly responded, “We don’t have conflict, we all get along great.” Her answer spoke volumes about her leadership. The more I worked with them, I found she expected...