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 | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
“It’s not fair!” Ever hear that phrase? I have heard it many times throughout my career. “It’s not fair! How could they promote him into that job and not me? He hasn’t been in the organization as long as I have.” “It’s not fair! Why do I have to pick up the weekend...
by Dale Kreienkamp | Sep 28, 2020 | Blog, Leadership, Personal & Career Development
My organization had merged with two others. I now reported to John who I liked. He gave me freedom to manage as I deemed best but kept his distance unless he was needed. This is how he treated everyone. It worked until Jon transferred to another city. In came Sam who...
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...