by Dale Kreienkamp | Nov 20, 2022 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
Any success or failure I’ve had in my career, or watched in others, was related to one basic principal. Yet that simple principal is so often overlooked because while it’s simple, it can be complicated. It isn’t technical knowledge, although that’s where everyone...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, Leadership
January 1944, the allies are planning the invasion of mainland Europe which we know as “D-Day”. At the same time, the Office of Strategic Services (which later became the CIA) released the Simple Sabotage Field Manual, a guide for residents who lived in German...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
The sun was just coming over the rise of the hills near the lake. Their boat had slowed down and was drifting in. They weren’t happy as they had fished up and down the shore all night and caught nothing. They grumbled because this group were excellent fishermen. It’s...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
It was another Monday morning meeting. Yuk! Taylor dreaded going to it as he did every week. He didn’t like meetings to begin with and he believed nothing was ever accomplished at this meeting. He printed off the agenda, never looking to see what was going to be...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Apr 5, 2022 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
The conference room is quiet. The mostly veteran team is looking at each other, not saying much, other than a whisper or two. There is nervous energy in the air. In about 30 minutes, they’ll be meeting their new leader. She has a wealth of industry experience, but...