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 | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
It was early morning when the Catholic priest picked up his good friend, the Lutheran minister. Together they began driving to a small retreat center where they would lead a discussion between clergy from different faiths. The streets were wet from the terrible storm...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 6, 2020 | Blog, Personal & Career Development
Think of a time when you were facing a significant challenge, either in your professional or personal life. How did you overcome it? Did you do it on your own or rely on help from others? My guess is you at least started on your own. That’s our nature. Ask most people...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Aug 14, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
This world will always be imperfect. We all know that. But, more and more, I find most of us won’t stop trying to make it perfect. We want nothing to go wrong. No mistakes. No slowdowns. So, when we face a problem, many of us run out of patience immediately. I mean,...
by Dale Kreienkamp | May 24, 2020 | Blog, Encouragement, Personal & Career Development
The challenges we face at work (and beyond) can be daunting, and we can start to feel overwhelmed. In cases like these, we often freeze up and do nothing because we think nothing we can do will help. The difficulties are just too great. Other times, we focus...