by Art Dykstra | Mar 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: ESTIMATING: THE POWER OF LEADERSHIP There is a dimension of effective leadership that goes unnoticed—so much so that I don’t ever recall reading about it in a management or leadership book. I’m referring to the ability to make accurate or trustworthy...
by Art Dykstra | Feb 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: CLEARING THE TABLE A friend of mine, Don Blackburn, was not only a terrific psychologist but he was also a great colleague and pool player. We played many – and I mean many – games of Eight Ball, a popular billiard game. Unfortunately, I am sad to...
by Art Dykstra | Jan 1, 2020 | Art Dykstra, Blog, Curious Leader, Leadership
LEARN A LITTLE: Thoughts Borrowed from Stephen Covey We as people all bring our own “musical” notes to work every day. We all have a tune in our heads and some are better than others. The word harmony comes from the Greek and means joint, concordance,...
by Art Dykstra | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog
LEARN A LITTLE: “Moods at the top move the fastest!” I was talking with a colleague recently and while describing her boss she said, “…and she’s always in a bad mood.” Several thoughts came to mind. The first was that employees do indeed notice and pay...
by Art Dykstra | Nov 1, 2019 | Blog
LEARN A LITTLE: Chameleon Droppings Are Worse Than Mouse Droppings In Any Organization Walking around a large organization, you are likely to see all kinds of things—people working, people on cell phones, memos on bulletin boards, coffee pots, and in the fall when you...
