by Dale Kreienkamp | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
It was a simple question, but it surprised me the first time I saw it. It was question # 10 on the survey, “I HAVE A BEST FRIEND AT WORK.” My organization wanted to measure employee engagement using the Q12 survey from Gallup in which employees answer 12 questions on...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog, Encouragement, Job Search
I’m picturing today’s thirty million unemployed people singing the Beatles hit song, “Help!” (Help!) I need somebody (Help!) Not just anybody (Help!) You know I need someone Help! I never needed anybody’s help in any way But now these days are gone, I’m...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog, Job Search, Personal & Career Development
Do you like asking for help from others? If I’m honest, I’d have to answer by saying, no, I don’t always like it. And I imagine most of us don’t. Seriously, who enjoys it? Why is it we’re that way? I’ve found three common reasons. (If you have more, please share...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
As a young father, I would often watch one of my sons getting downright angry while playing with a toy. He would get mad because things weren’t going “right.” The toy wasn’t doing what he wanted or working the way he thought it should. I offered to help, which only...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Encouragement
Have you ever tried to chase a rabbit? Rabbits look enticing, but they are hard to catch. I remember watching our dog run through an electric fence to chase a rabbit, and soon we were looking for our dog. Chasing a rabbit, after all, often takes you places you haven’t...